Justice and Home Affairs Committee

8 September 2026

Justice and Home Affairs Committee Actual start House of Lords

19:26 - 20:02
Speaker 2
Order, order, the meeting is now being recorded and public proceedings are beginning.  5, 4...  Welcome everybody, good morning to this meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee in our second evidence session in our inquiry into support for jurors.  And we're absolutely delighted to have Kaly Kaul KC in front of us.  Just for the record, if you could just give us your name officially and your role. 
20:02 - 20:42
Speaker 1
I'm a criminal circuit judge at Wood Green Crown Court. 

I've been sitting for 16 years, 11 now as a full-time judge and before that six years as a recorder.  And I'm obviously a member of the GMB and one of the founder members.  So I want to make it absolutely clear, because I don't think the judiciary would have allowed me to come here, that I'm here on behalf of GMB, which means I'm here, yes, on behalf of our judges' division, but the staff, the ushers, the court managers, also the people who support jurors who work with them every day, and the support staff like prison people who deliver the prisoners and who also look after them. 
20:42 - 20:47
Speaker 2
Thank you very much.  It's very helpful to know. 

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