United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 11486
Courts: Social Media
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3 February 2020
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10 February 2020 · Answer
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10 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to change the rules on the use of social media by spectators in criminal court proceedings.
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3 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to change the rules on the use of social media by spectators in criminal court proceedings.
Source: Commons
10 February 2020
Answer
Rules on the use of social media by members of the public in the criminal courts are governed by the Criminal Practice Directions, issued by the Lord Chief Justice. Although filming, recording or photographing criminal proceedings is strictly prohibited, ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-03/11486
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1175574
- uk · wq-1175574 · source updated 10 February 2020