Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What steps he is taking to improve transparency in court proceedings.

Tabled: 11 March 2026Answered: 17 March 2026

Asked by

Andrew Cooper

LabourMid Cheshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman)

This Government are dedicated to increasing transparency in our courts. We are expanding free Crown court sentencing transcripts to all victims who request them and rolling out recording to all magistrates courts, so that all criminal cases heard in open court will now be recorded. We are also working with our judiciary to see where we can go even further on transparency.