Juries: Hearing Impairment
Commons · Question 76846 · 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, how many complaints has HM Courts and Tribunals Service received from deaf jurors regarding interpreter provision in the last five years.
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...