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...