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Introduce mandatory filming of all non-jury court proceedings in England & Wales

Submitted by Rory Lyndon Nash on Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Published on Tuesday 13th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 13th July 2026

Current Signatures: 59
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Ministry of Justice

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Bodies ~ Cameras ~ Changing ~ Civil ~ Courts ~ Crime ~ Criminal ~ England ~ error ~ footage ~ Jury ~ Law ~ Limited ~ Mandatory ~ parties ~ Police ~ Prevent ~ Protecting ~ Request ~ Supreme ~ Supreme Court ~ UK law ~ Wales

Petition Action

Introduce mandatory filming of all non-jury court proceedings in England & Wales

Petition Details

Legislate for mandatory video recording of all non-jury criminal and civil court proceedings (eg. police body cameras), with footage available on request to any party receiving an adverse order, ensuring full transparency, accountability, and protection from judicial error or prejudice without jury.

Additional Information

Current UK law on court filming is outdated (Supreme Court Act 1981 s.47; Crime and Courts Act 2013 s.32 – limited to Supreme Court and certain appeals, excluding lower courts). We believe mandatory filming would prevent potential prejudice, allowing parties to request footage and full public transparency in life-changing decisions.

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