Court Transparency Measures
House of Commons · Written Statements · 15 Jul 2026 · 1 speech · Official Report
Open justice relies on court proceedings being transparent and accessible. This Government are committed to ensuring that appropriate court and tribunal information is available to the public, legal professionals, journalists, and researchers in a way that is both meaningful and secure. I am today updating the House on two actions towards that commitment: the expansion of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s court and tribunal hearings service to include criminal court hearing lists, and the launch of a new data-sharing licence for organisations that successfully apply to analyse court data at scale. On 10 February 2026, I updated Parliament on our intention to establish court and tribunal data-sharing arrangements, which would support the publication of hearing information while maintaining essential data protection safeguards. I am pleased today to report on the delivery of that commitment. Court and t ribunal hearings service expansion CaTH is a secure online portal on gov.uk that publishes court hearing lists in an accessible format. It makes court listing information freely and publicly accessible in one place, replacing fragmented and inconsistent local arrangements in local courts. CaTH already published hearing lists for the civil and family courts, excluding the Court of Protection; for the first-tier and upper tribunals, excluding employment tribunals; for the Royal Courts of Justice and for single justice procedure cases. Since 1 April 2026, Crown court...