Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lucy Frazer and Andrew Jones

Tuesday 24th April 2018 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con)]

What steps are the Government taking to improve the court experience for victims and for witnesses, because it can be a highly stressful and intimidating environment?

[Lucy Frazer]

The MOJ is taking a number of steps to improve the position for victims and witnesses: we have introduced the ability to give evidence through video link, so people can give their evidence even before the hearing, which takes the stress out of it; and physically disabled people can give evidence by video link in another location. So we are trying to improve the Courts Service experience for everybody.