PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Require magistrates courts to record court hearings so there is a record
The magistrates court is currently is a court of no record. We want magistrates courts to start recording hearings so there is a record of what was said within the proceedings of the hearing.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
52
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 52/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 52/100,000
Background
We think this could prevent magistrates misconducting themselves and assist with complaints. Where a complaint is made to the advisory committee about the behaviour of a magistrate, we think this could assist in an prompt, transparent and fair investigation.
We think this could restore the public faith in the courts and prevent undue miscarriages of justice.