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Kent police to publish court results
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Ann Barnes chair of KPA and Justice Minsiter Claire Ward
Court case results on Kent Police website
KENT NEWS:

Some people who appear before magistrates will now find their names on the Kent police website.

This morning Justice Minister Claire Ward visited Kent Police HQ in Maidstone for the official launch of the new service, a first in Britain.

Ms Ward congratulated Kent Police on setting up the system, which follows her department’s commitment to let more people see what goes on in the courts of Britain.

“We want to make sure that people see the whole process from the original offence through to conviction,” she told her audience, which included chairman of the Kent Police Authority Ann Barnes.

She added: “It is not just about justice being done, but also justice being seen to be done.”

Details about defendants are simple and include the name, age and address of the person convicted, appearance date, court and the sentence.

Assistant Chief Constable Gary Beautridge presented the new website and told guests that it was an important part of continually reassuring the public in one of the lowest crime areas of Britain.

He said: “Ninety-five per cent of court cases are dealt with by the magistrates courts and that’s what the people of Kent want to know about. 

“The public are often aware when we arrest people but haven’t always been finding out how they are then dealt with. Working with our website, our newsletters and with the newspapers across Kent we hope to bridge that gap.”

Kent police developed the new service in co-operation with newspaper groups from the county and KM Senior Editor Bob Bounds and KOS Media’s group editor Gary Wright were invited to speak with the minister.

The court details will also be provided to the county’s newspapers which will be able to carry the results.

Mr Wright said: “I spoke with the minister who knew how newspapers find it increasingly difficult to be in court all of the time and this step by Kent police will help more people see more of what goes on. This new service is useful to us as well.”

ACC Beautridge said: "I am really grateful for the advice we have received from KOS Media about our Justice Seen, Justice Done feature on the Kent Police website,”.
 
“It was important for us to understand what the readers of your newspapers want to know about and that's why we called on the expertise of one of the county's senior journalists as part of our consultation before we launched this."

To see the latest results released by Kent Police, go to their website www.kent.police.uk and click on the Justice Seen Justice Done icon.
POSTED: 08/03/2010 15:00:00

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