United Kingdom, England and Wales
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Justice Transcribe court transcript study (Crown Court)
ProposedOfficial publicationPAI-89150B9D
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- Body
- HM Courts and Tribunals Service
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- England and Wales
- Technology
- Justice Transcribe court transcript study (Crown Court)
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Programme
- Justice Transcribe (Ministry of Justice)
- Status
- Proposed
Planned by a named body: a procurement, approved budget, announced pilot or consultation. Not yet in use. - Stage
- On the horizon
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Official publication
Police force, government department or public body publication - Source
- Ministry of Justice and HMCTS press release, 14 April 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-89150B9D
Notes
The Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service announced on 14 April 2026 a study, led by HMCTS, to explore "how the Ministry of Justice's in-house AI, Justice Transcribe, could meet required accuracy standards while reducing transcription time and costs", with the aim of cutting the cost of court transcripts; transcripts of Crown Court proceedings are currently produced by contracted providers. The Courts Minister, Sarah Sackman, said: "By deploying AI in the courtroom, we can boost transparency and access to justice". The release gives no start date, duration, list of courts or supplier. Local Government Lawyer (15 April 2026) described HMCTS as piloting the service, but neither source shows the study under way, so it is recorded as proposed. The Ministry's Justice AI Unit page separately describes a "Judicial Transcribe" tool for real-time capture of hearings and decisions in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, which is not covered by this record.
Other bodies in Justice Transcribe (Ministry of Justice)
All records in this programme| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM Prison and Probation ServiceJustice Transcribe (AI transcription for probation meetings) | United KingdomEngland and Wales | — | 2025 | Operational |
Justice Transcribe court transcript study (Crown Court) elsewhere in United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire ConstabularyADA (Anathem Digital Assistant) AI witness statement drafting | United KingdomHertfordshire | Anathem | — | Paused | |
| Gloucestershire ConstabularyAI summaries of police interview records | United KingdomGloucestershire | Defence Holdings (Defence Technologies) | 2025 | Trial | |
| Sussex PoliceAI speech-to-text transcription pilot | United KingdomSussex | — | — | Trial | |
| Warwickshire PoliceAI agents auditing investigation quality (Great Wave AI) | United KingdomWarwickshire | Great Wave AI (initial development) | — | Operational | |
| Metropolitan PoliceAI-assisted evidence translation | United KingdomLondon | — | — | Operational | |
| Metropolitan PoliceAI drafting of witness statements from video interviews | United KingdomLondon | — | — | Paused | |
| Police Service of Northern IrelandAI voice-to-text transcription of interviews | United KingdomNorthern Ireland | — | — | Operational | |
| Crown Prosecution ServiceCorrespondence Drafting Tool (generative AI) | United KingdomEngland and Wales | NTT Data UK (supplier); Microsoft Azure OpenAI GPT-4 | 2025 | Trial |