Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 901074

Law Reporting: Costs

Tabled: 30 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing free court transcripts to survivors of sexual assault and other serious crimes.

Answer

Heidi Alexander

I understand transcripts may help individuals obtain closure from traumatic events.Since May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a pilot providing free sentencing remarks to victims of rape and serious sexual offences. We will be evaluating the...

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