Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 18th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Record the race of jurors in trials of BAME defendants.
I would like the government to record the race of jurors and the impact it has on BAME defendants. This would demonstrate how colour blind justice is in this country.
It would be in the interests of a fair, transparent society to pass this law. It would firstly show whether prejudice has an impact on convictions, and highlight that this issue exists.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Jury selection and data recording is a matter for the Courts, not the UK Government or Parliament.
To understand the treatment of BAME people by the justice system, the Government commissioned the Lammy Review in 2017 which found that, on average, juries were consistent in their decision-making, irrespective of the ethnicity of the defendant. The Review does however make certain other recommendations to address concerns about the treatment of BAME people by the justice system. You can find out more here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643001/lammy-review-final-report.pdf.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for systemic racism to be addressed by implementing the findings of the Lammy and Angiolini Reviews: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329097.
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