Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is a requirement for an unredacted transcript of a civil court hearing to be made available to the (a) complainant and (b) respondent.

The Civil Procedure Rules, which govern procedures in the civil courts, provide that a transcript of the recording of any hearing should be made available to a party to the proceedings or hearing on application to the court, upon payment.

Where the person requiring the transcript is not a party to the proceedings and the hearing, or any part of it was held in private, the decision as to whether to provide the transcript is a matter for the judge.

All transcripts will be unredacted unless directed by the judge.