Juries: Sign Language

(asked on 6th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to amend the Juries Act 1974 to allow for a sign language interpreter not to be considered as an extra juror.


Answered by
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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 16th October 2017

There are no current plans to amend the Juries Act 1974.

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