That this House believes that victims of crime should be able to access a transcript of court proceedings free of charge; notes that this would improve transparency throughout the criminal justice process; regrets the extortionate costs associated with court transcript fees, noting particular instances where victims were changed up to to £22,000; acknowledges this acts as a barrier to justice; recognises that being able to review sentencing remarks helps provide victims and survivors with clarity and closure about the outcome of their case; and urges the Government to make permanent the Rape and Sexual Offences Free Sentencing Remarks Pilot Scheme and extend this to include victims of all crime.
Signatories (34)
- Sarah Olney Sponsor
- Wera Hobhouse
- Clive Jones
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Tom Gordon
- Helen Maguire
- Adam Dance
- Anna Sabine
- John Milne
- Edward Morello
- Andrew George
- David Chadwick
- Jim Shannon
- Lisa Smart
- Liz Jarvis
- Ellie Chowns
- Alex Brewer
- Josh Babarinde
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Ian Sollom
- Ayoub Khan
- Calum Miller
- Steve Darling
- Mr Will Forster
- Charlotte Cane
- Sarah Dyke
- Christine Jardine
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Carla Denyer
- Siân Berry
- Rachael Maskell
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Adrian Ramsay
- Jess Brown-Fuller
Source
UK Parliament EDM data