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Criminal Proceedings: Audio Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason Crown courts can refuse to release audio recordings of criminal hearings.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason Crown courts can refuse to release audio recordings of criminal hearings.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Access to audio recordings of proceedings in the Crown Court is at the discretion of the Court, subject to procedures and principles set out in the Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Directions.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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