United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 76848
Juries: Hearing Impairment
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12 September 2025
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22 September 2025 · Answer
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22 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to court staff on communicating with deaf jurors in the absence of an interpreter.
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12 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to court staff on communicating with deaf jurors in the absence of an interpreter.
Source: Commons
22 September 2025
Answer
The Government is committed to ensuring that all jurors are able to participate effectively in the Criminal Justice System. Since new legislative provisions came into force in 2022, deaf jurors may be granted the assistance of British Sign Language (BSL) ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-12/76848
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1834767
- uk · wq-1834767 · source updated 22 September 2025