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Have you ever stopped to consider what the criminal justice system looks like through the eyes of a victim? Or a witness?
Our staff in courts, alongside volunteers from the Witness Service and other organisations, do so every day.
More victims of rape and sexual offences will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a measure rolled out to a further 14 locations today (12 May 2022).
New Charter to improve media access to courts
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A new Reporters’ Charter outlining the rights and responsibilities of court reporters has been launched to boost transparency in the justice system.
Magistrates will be able to issue jail sentences of up to one year for a single offence to help ease the backlog in the Crown Court from today.
In a boost for open justice, court and tribunal judgments are now freely available from The National Archives.
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