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HMCTS staff guidance on supporting media access to courts and tribunals (24 February 2022)
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HMCTS staff guidance 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
- 24 February 2022 — See all updates
Documents
HMCTS media guidance
PDF, 289 KB, 8 pages
HMCTS media guidance (accessible version)
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HMCTS media guidance - managing high profile cases
PDF, 240 KB, 8 pages
HMCTS media guidance - managing high profile cases (accessible version)
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Protocol on sharing court lists, registers and documents with the media
PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages
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Protocol on sharing court lists, registers and documents with the media (accessible version)
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Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Criminal courts guide
PDF, 203 KB, 10 pages
Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Criminal courts guide (accessible version)
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Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Civil court guide
PDF, 123 KB, 3 pages
Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Civil court guide (accesible version)
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Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Family courts guide
PDF, 167 KB, 5 pages
Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Family courts guide (accessible version)
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Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Tribunals guide
PDF, 178 KB, 8 pages
Jurisdictional guidance to support media access to courts and tribunals: Tribunals guide (accessible version)
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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 24 February 2022 + show all updates