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UIN 76853

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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of data collection on (a) deaf jurors and (b) jurors with other protected characteristics within jury service records.

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  1. 12 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of data collection on (a) deaf jurors and (b) jurors with other protected characteristics within jury service records.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 September 2025

    Answer

    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...

    Source: Written answer

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