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Guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals (25 June 2021)
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Guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals
Guidance for HMCTS staff to encourage and facilitate media access to our courts and tribunals
- From:
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service
- Published
- 24 October 2018
- Last updated
- 25 June 2021 — See all updates
Documents
HMCTS media guidance
PDF, 289KB, 8 pages
HMCTS media guidance - managing high profile cases
PDF, 240KB, 8 pages
Media protocol on sharing magistrates' court lists, registers and documents
PDF, 51.3KB, 3 pages
HMCTS media guidance - criminal court guide
PDF, 179KB, 8 pages
HMCTS media guidance - civil court guide
PDF, 123KB, 3 pages
HMCTS media guidance - family court guide
PDF, 167KB, 5 pages
HMCTS media guidance - tribunals guide
PDF, 178KB, 8 pages
Details
The principle of open justice is a longstanding feature of our legal system. The public has a right to know what happens in our courts and tribunals, and public confidence in the justice system relies on transparency.
One way this important principle is upheld is the attendance and reporting of proceedings by the media. It is through the media that many people hear about the operation of the justice system and form views on it.
We developed this guide with representatives of the media to ensure that it is best focused to help our staff provide the best possible service to what is an important professional court and tribunal user group.
This guide covers most of the typical media situations our staff are likely to encounter and will be regularly reviewed.
In the following video Tristan Kirk, Courts Correspondent at the Evening Standard introduces the staff guidance and explains why the new guidance is so important for open justice and transparency:
Tristan Kirk, Court Correspondent, Evening Standard
Published 24 October 2018
Last updated 25 June 2021 + show all updates