Legal history will be made at the Old Bailey as the first televised sentencing will take place, the Ministry of Justice has announced.
the sentencing of some the country’s most serious offenders will improve transparency and reinforce confidence in the justice system.
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, hailed the move as a “very positive” step in promoting open justice. He countered critics of bringing cameras into criminal courts by saying judges already pass sentences in open court, with the press and public present. The sentencing of Ben Oliver will take place in Court Two, one of the Old Bailey’s oldest courtrooms.
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