21 Deferred

Comprehensive review of access to open court documents and potential legislation required.

Conclusion
The Government and HMCTS should conduct, or ask the Law Commission to conduct, a comprehensive review on access to documents referred to in open court and propose legislation if necessary to clarify the position.
Government Response Summary
The government stated it plans to consult on access to documents referred to in open court via a call for evidence and will consider feedback before making any future decisions, rather than committing to a comprehensive review or proposing legislation.
Paragraph Reference
73
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government Deferred
71. As outlined above, we plan to consult on this topic via the aforementioned call for evidence. We will carefully consider stakeholders’ views, alongside the conclusions and recommendations in the JSC’s open justice report, before making any future decisions.
Source
Committee Justice Committee
Inquiry Open justice: court reporting in the digital age
Report Fifth Report - Open justice: court reporting in the digital age 01 Nov 2022 HC 339
View on Parliament website
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.6 yrs
Report published 01 Nov 2022