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15/11/2004
Pilot scheme for filming court proceedings gets underway
A pilot scheme for filming cases in the Court of Appeal will start in the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow as part of a consultation on the use of television cameras in English and Welsh courts.
Launching the consultation paper today, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, said that technology and public attitudes have moved on since restrictions were placed on the broadcasting of courts in 1925. Options explored in the proposals include broadcasting proceedings online.
However, the Lord Chancellor said that the government would not make any changes that adversely affected victims, witnesses or jurors.
"Cameras in the courtroom would be a big step. We have to make sure that any such step would benefit justice, not burden justice," he said.
"No change to make our courts more open and accessible should worsen or jeopardise in any way the position of witnesses and victims or make witnesses reluctant to appear."
The paper describes the range of court proceedings, which are subject to varying degrees of public access and reporting restrictions and broadcasting options.
It also runs through the implications of broadcasting for participants in court cases, and the issues this would raise for distinct groups such as witnesses, jurors, defendants, judges, lawyers and other parties.
The pilot scheme at the Court of Appeal will not be broadcast to the public and is for research purposes only.
(gmcg/sp)
Launching the consultation paper today, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, said that technology and public attitudes have moved on since restrictions were placed on the broadcasting of courts in 1925. Options explored in the proposals include broadcasting proceedings online.
However, the Lord Chancellor said that the government would not make any changes that adversely affected victims, witnesses or jurors.
"Cameras in the courtroom would be a big step. We have to make sure that any such step would benefit justice, not burden justice," he said.
"No change to make our courts more open and accessible should worsen or jeopardise in any way the position of witnesses and victims or make witnesses reluctant to appear."
The paper describes the range of court proceedings, which are subject to varying degrees of public access and reporting restrictions and broadcasting options.
It also runs through the implications of broadcasting for participants in court cases, and the issues this would raise for distinct groups such as witnesses, jurors, defendants, judges, lawyers and other parties.
The pilot scheme at the Court of Appeal will not be broadcast to the public and is for research purposes only.
(gmcg/sp)
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