Historic moment as TV cameras to film Old Bailey criminal court hearing for first time
17The first televised Crown Court sentencing hearing in history is set to take place on Thursday as cameras are allowed back into the criminal courts for the first time in almost a century.
Judge Sarah Munro QC will be filmed as she passes sentence on Ben Oliver for the manslaughter of his grandfather, in court two at the Old Bailey.
This hearing is a landmark moment in the media’s campaign to be allowed to record and broadcast the sentencing remarks of judges in criminal cases.
The law was changed in 2020, in the hope that more public attention on judge’s decisions would better inform the public, and - after a delay in implementation - the manslaughter sentencing of Oliver was chosen as the first case to be filmed.
There are currently no plans to expand the ‘cameras in court’ project beyond the sentencing remarks of judges.
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