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UIN 76849

Juries: Hearing Impairment

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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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, whether his Department monitors compliance with the legal right to British Sign Language interpreters in jury deliberation rooms in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

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  1. 12 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department monitors compliance with the legal right to British Sign Language interpreters in jury deliberation rooms in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 September 2025

    Answer

    The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 placed the right to British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting in the jury deliberation room on a statutory footing (now section 9C of the Juries Act 1974). The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring t...

    Source: Written answer

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