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Juries: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to court staff on communicating with deaf jurors in the absence of an interpreter.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
12 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
22 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to court staff on communicating with deaf jurors in the absence of an interpreter.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that all jurors are able to participate effectively in the Criminal Justice System. Since new legislative provisions came into force in 2022, deaf jurors may be granted the assistance of British Sign Language (BSL) ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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