This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020 No. 637
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes the conditions to be satisfied for the recording and broadcast of sentencing remarks in the Crown Court. When the conditions are satisfied, section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86) (which makes it an offence to film in court) and section 9 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49) (which provides that it is a contempt of court to record sound in court except with the permission of the court) do not apply.
Articles 1 to 4 set out when the Order comes into force, the definitions of terms used in the Order, that the Order applies to sentencing remarks in the Crown Court made by the judge in open court and that section 41 and section 9 do not apply where the conditions in the Order have been satisfied.
Articles 5 to 7 set out what can be recorded and who may record it.
Articles 8 to 10 set out when the recording of sentencing remarks can be broadcast and what content is permitted in a broadcast.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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