Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 54380

Law Reporting

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department is making on reducing the (a) cost and (b) time to taken to produce court transcripts for victims who request them.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Bereaved families of victims of murder, manslaughter and fatal road offences can request a free transcript of the judge’s sentencing remarks. On 22 May we announced that, following the conclusion of a one-year pilot at the end of May, we are continuing th...

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