Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 76844

Juries: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 12 September 2025

Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of British Sign Language interpreters for deaf jurors.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 placed the right to British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting in the jury deliberation room on a statutory footing (now section 9C of the Juries Act 1974). The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring t...

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