Juries: Hearing Impairment
Commons · Question 76844 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Sep 2025
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...