Crown Court: Video Conferencing
(asked on 16th September 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable Crown Court proceedings to be viewed remotely from outside the court estate.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 30th September 2020
Open justice is a fundamental principle in our courts and tribunals system and will continue to be so as we increase the use of audio and video technology.
Since the introduction of the Coronavirus Act, any hearing participant or member of the public may, with the permission of the judge, join a hearing remotely from outside the court estate, using an internet enabled device to access the Cloud Video Platform.