JUDICIAL EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICIAL RECORDINGS OF COURT HEARINGS

Early day motion 813, tabled 4 December 2012 by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 11 members.

That this House notes that the Judicial Executive Board (JEB) recently decided that it would no longer be possible to listen to official recordings of court hearings; further notes that theJEB has not given a reason for this decision or a date of the meeting at which this decision was taken; further notes that no minutes of the JEB are published on the internet; believes that reasons should be given for such a material shift in the transparency and accountability of the judicial system; and calls for those reasons to be given and for the JEB to publish the minutes of its meetings on the internet save where Freedom of Information exemptions would apply.

Signatures by party: Labour 6, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.