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- Cameras will not be allowed to film victims, witnesses and jurors amid concerns that wider televising of trials could damage the quality of evidence or sensationalise cases. A law from 1925 that bans all other filming in crown courts remains in force. The new rules will allow filming only of the judge - not anyone else involved in a trial
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Jan 16, 2020 · No-one else involved in the trial - victims, witnesses, jurors, lawyers or the convicted defendant - will be filmed. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland denied the move...
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Jan 16, 2020 · No-one else involved in the trial - victims, witnesses, jurors, lawyers or the convicted defendant - will be filmed. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland denied the move would be a "blind...
Jul 27, 2022 · Cameras will not be allowed to film victims, witnesses and jurors amid concerns that wider televising of trials could damage the quality of evidence or sensationalise cases.
Jan 16, 2020 · Broadcasters will only be able to film High Court and Senior Circuit judges sitting in the Crown Court and will need to obtain permission from the judiciary in advance.
- Filming Cases
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- Live Broadcasting
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Authorised media can apply to the judge to film the sentencing remarks of a case. They can only film sentencing remarks of those cases being heard by a: 1. High Court judge 2. senior circuit judge who is also a resident judge 3. senior circuit judge whose base court is the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) 4. Court of Appeal judge sitting in the ...
Only the following authorised media parties, agreed with the Lord Chancellor, can apply to film sentencing remarks: 1. BBC 2. ITN 3. SKY 4. PA Media No one else can film, broadcast or take photos of any hearing at any time. These authorised media can make their footage (including stills from the filming) available to other media organisations. If y...
Authorised media parties decide whether to include a request to broadcast live when they apply to the judge. The judge decides whether sentencing can be broadcast live or not, taking into account reporting restrictions in place. If they decide a case can be broadcast live, there will be a short delay before broadcast to comply with reporting restri...
Only the judge and their sentencing remarks can be filmed. Authorised media cannot film any other court user – including defendants, victims, witnesses, jurors and court staff. Filming is subject to the usual reporting restrictions, so authorised media may need to edit footage before it’s broadcast. The Ministry of Justice retains copyright of the ...
Authorised media must apply no later than 5 working days before the sentencing hearing. The judge makes a provisional decision at least 2 days before the hearing, and the final decision on the day of the hearing. They consider applications out of court. The prosecution, defence, victim or his/her relatives cannot make representations. There is no r...
Authorised media decide whether to broadcast their footage of sentencing remarks in their TV or online news bulletins. After filming has taken place, broadcasters publish the full footage of sentencing remarks (unless edited to comply with reporting restrictions or other relevant regulations). Broadcasters make footage publicly available online wit...
Jul 28, 2023 · Measures only allow for the judge to be filmed during sentencing remarks to protect the privacy of victims, witnesses and jurors.
Jul 28, 2022 · TV cameras are to be allowed into criminal trials for the first time from today but will only be able to film a few minutes of each case. Coverage will be restricted to the judge handing down a sentence and explaining the reasons for it, with a time delay to avoid broadcasting any violent or abusive reaction.
