Accredited journalists and legal bloggers can now request a transparency order to allow them to report what they see in court, quote from court documents and approach families about their ongoing cases – provided they keep them anonymous.
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The rollout follows a two-year pilot of the changes and will follow stepped arrangements, as in the pilot, starting with public law cases, then private law cases and finally magistrates.
The pilot began with three courts, increasing to 16 centres – almost half the family courts in England and Wales. Previously, hearings were held in private, until 2009 when journalists were allowed to attend but not report proceedings.
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