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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Reform campaign launched as victims told to pay thousands of pounds for transcripts of trials

Victims of serious crimes including rape and attempted murder have criticised the “disgraceful” cost of transcripts of their own trials, as a major campaign to open up the justice system is launched.

London’s Victims Commissioner Claire Waxman is spearheading a reform agenda to ensure records of court cases are made freely available and the words of judges are preserved and published.

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