Written question asked by Graham Allen (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 January 2017. It was answered by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 January 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Courts: Privacy
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of prohibiting defendants, witnesses and others participating in court proceedings from obscuring their faces, except on medical grounds, or in circumstances where a trial anonymity order has been granted.
- Answer
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Prohibiting those participating in court proceedings from obscuring their faces is a matter for the judiciary to decide upon on a case-by-case basis. The Government is satisfied with the operation of the current practice.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 59623
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Courts Privacy Witnesses Trials
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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