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Offer free transcripts of sentencing remarks to victims and inquest findings to bereaved families.

Recommendation
We recommend that the Code includes a right for victims whose cases are heard in the Crown Court to be offered a free transcript of the judge’s sentencing remarks, in a format that they can access, and that bereaved families should be offered a free transcript of the Coroner’s findings after an inquest. (Paragraph 83) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill 55 Clause 5, review of compliance with the Victims’ Code
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 4.0 yrs
Report published 30 Sep 2022