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UIN 35514

Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 July 2021

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22 July 2021 · Answer

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22 July 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of needing to make reasonable adjustments for hearing impaired users to access remote hearings, how the (a) availability and (b) allocation of court rooms for attended hearings is made.

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  1. 19 July 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of needing to make reasonable adjustments for hearing impaired users to access remote hearings, how the (a) availability and (b) allocation of court rooms for attended hearings is made.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 July 2021

    Answer

    Remote participation in hearings provides an alternative method for conducting a hearing. However, attending a hearing remotely will not always be appropriate. The option to hold a remote hearing is at the discretion of a judge, who will decide if it is a...

    Source: Written answer

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