"It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec.
The two orders before the Committee today are all about open justice. Taken together, they extend the broadcasting regime that already operates successfully in our courts. Specifically, they remove the prohibitions on recording in three areas: first, proceedings in …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
That the Committee has considered the draft Administrative Court (Recording and Broadcasting) and Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) (Amendment) Order 2026...." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"The Government have to apply in the same way. If they are not a party to the case, they have to ask to get the remarks from the court. We have to preserve the court and the judge as the gatekeeper of the process. If access to the remarks is …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"I am very grateful for the contributions to this debate. It is fantastic that we have consensus and support for both orders, which, as others have said, are concerned with open justice and with demystifying what happens in our courts. As the Liberal Democrat spokesman put so well, this is …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"In my previous statements to the House, I have provided updates on the 2025 criminal cyber-attack against the Legal Aid Agency’s digital services and the steps that the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency have taken in response.
"We live in an era of problem solving, not point scoring. Indeed, as the Courts Minister, that has always been my focus. There is no bigger challenge in my portfolio than the unacceptable—indeed, intolerable—delays in our criminal courts, and that has always been the approach. To do politics is ultimately …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"I was glad to meet the hon. Member to discuss the situation at Taunton, which I know has been a deep source of frustration. Nothing could more exemplify the years of neglect of our justice system than our crumbling court estate that was presided over by the Conservatives. This Government …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"It is an honour to open the debate on the Report stage of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, and to bring this important piece of legislation back before the House. This is a Bill with victims at its heart. Its purpose is urgent and long overdue: to ensure that justice …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech
"I do not accept the premise of that question. I do not accept that we have a backlog in our magistrates court. What we have is a substantial caseload. The right hon. and learned Gentleman will know that the magistrates court hear more than 1.5 million cases a year, and …..." Sarah Sackman - View Speech