Privy Council Judicial Committee Hearings: Photocopying and Fax Facilities

HL Deb 01 July 1999 vol 603 cc49-50WA

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether photocopying and fax facilities are available to parties, and their legal representatives, appearing before, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; and, if not, whether they will consider making them available, if necessary upon payment of a reasonable charge. [HL3240]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

The need to make photocopying facilities available to parties and their legal representatives appearing before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council should be very limited since under the rules applicable to appeals and references the parties must prepare in advance the necessary copies of the papers required. Where during a hearing a need arises for a document to be copied immediately for the use of the Committee, the Registrar may at his discretion allow the facilities of the Registry to be used. The Registrar will also grant all reasonable requests by persons attending for a hearing to use the Registry's telephone and fax facilities.