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UIN 76850

Juries: Hearing Impairment

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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

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaf people who have completed jury service since the coming into force of the legal right to British Sign Language interpreters in jury deliberation rooms i

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  1. 12 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaf people who have completed jury service since the coming into force of the legal right to British Sign Language interpreters in jury deliberation rooms i

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  2. 22 September 2025

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    Since the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force in 2022, there have been 84 bookings made for BSL interpreters to assist a deaf juror in deliberations.HMCTS collects a range of information to support the administration of jury service a...

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