{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/760640.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":760640,"attributes":{"action":"Halt the deletion of Court records and preserve open justice","background":"We call on the Government to immediately halt the deletion of court records held by Courtsdesk and to preserve this archive in full pending independent review.\r\nIt was created as part of a government-approved pilot to improve transparency and media access.","additional_details":"The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of this archive on data protection grounds, yet no specific breach has been publicly identified. \r\n\r\nDeleting the entire archive is an irreversible and disproportionate response when less extreme options, such as redaction or restricted access, are available.\r\n\r\nDestroying these records would permanently erase evidence of how the justice system has operated, prevent scrutiny of past decisions, and undermine public confidence in the courts.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2026-02-10T11:34:31.960Z","updated_at":"2026-03-19T17:14:47.220Z","rejected_at":"2026-03-19T17:14:45.382Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-10T11:41:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"already-happening","details":"The Government appears to have gone back on its original plans and so for now the Courtsdesk archive is being retained:\r\n\r\nThe Government has u-turned on this - although not explicitly stated in the most recent Written Answer, it has no plans to delete the Courtsdesk archive.\r\n\r\nhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112281\r\n\r\nhttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c6259fa5-5bb1-464d-8086-c0fed0797b66"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}