Written questions

Juries: Hearing Impairment

Commons · Question 76852 · 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, whether his Department has consulted with organisations representing deaf people on the barriers faced by deaf people when undertaking jury service.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Sep 2025

The Ministry of Justice engaged with organisations representing deaf people, including the British Deaf Association, when developing and implementing new measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, to support jurors who require the support o...