Data on sentencing in individual courts will help the public to understand sentencing trends in their local area and is likely to help to stimulate local media interest and reporting. The Sentencing Council and the Ministry of Justice should work together to ensure that the statutory duty to publish information on sentencing in individual courts is fulfilled. We would ask that the Ministry of Justice and the Sentencing Council provide an update on what progress has been made on fulfilling thi...

Data on sentencing in individual courts will help the public to understand sentencing trends in their local area and is likely to help to stimulate local media interest and reporting. The Sentencing Council and the Ministry of Justice should work together to ensure that the statutory duty to publish information on sentencing in individual courts is fulfilled. We would ask that the Ministry of Justice and the Sentencing Council provide an update on what progress has been made on fulfilling this duty six months after the publication of this report. Type: conclusion | Number: 9 | Paragraph: 50 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 9. Public education: Since July 2022, television cameras have been allowed into Crown Courts for the first time to broadcast judges’ sentencing remarks. Allowing broadcasting in this way is intended to help the public better understand how our justice system works and see justice being delivered to