On 11 May 2023, the MOJ began their call for evidence asking for views on how they can support and strengthen the openness of the court and tribunal services. This is the first public consultation that the MOJ has taken on open justice since 2012.

 

The consultation itself consists of 65 questions seeking opinions on the following areas:

 

1.  Open Justice;
2.  Listings;
3.  Accessing Courts and Tribunals;
4.  Remote observation and livestreaming;
5.  Broadcasting;
6.  Single Justice Procedure;
7.  Publication of judgments and sentencing remarks;
8.  Access to court documents and information;
9.  Data access and reuse; and,
10.  Public legal education.

 

This is a very important consultation as it could change the way that the Courts approach access to open justice going forward.

 

If you would like to provide your opinions, you can follow this link to the consultation paper: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/open-justice-the-way-forward/call-for-evidence-document-open-justice-the-way-forward

 

The deadline for submitting responses is 11.59pm on 7 September 2023.