Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 1393
Prosecutions
Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 31 July 2024
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing single justice procedure hearings to be observable by accredited journalists.
Answer
Heidi AlexanderSingle Justice Procedure (SJP) cases are decided by a single magistrate, with support of a legal adviser, in private rather than in a hearing in open court. This means that cases can be dealt with by courts anywhere in the country and are therefore not sc...
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