A Bill to require the provision, free of charge, to victims of rape and serious sexual offences of transcripts of sentencing remarks delivered following conviction for those offences; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sarah OlneyLiberal Democrat
6 May 2026
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This bill would require courts to provide victims with free access to transcripts of the sentencing remarks delivered after a conviction for rape or serious sexual offences. The aim is to help victims understand how the judge reached the sentence and to support their experience of the justice system. It covers only the sentencing remarks transcripts, not other court documents.
The bill had its first reading in the Commons on 14 May 2025 and is now at the second reading stage in the Commons.
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14 May 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
