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| UK court systems set to adopt judiciary.uk domain names | UK court systems set to adopt judiciary.uk domain names |
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| England and Wales's judicial system are to change their websites so that they end with the domain name judiciary.uk. | England and Wales's judicial system are to change their websites so that they end with the domain name judiciary.uk. |
| Registry manager Nominet approved the move following a request from the Judicial Office and the Cabinet Office. | Registry manager Nominet approved the move following a request from the Judicial Office and the Cabinet Office. |
| Until now, the sites have shared the gov.uk ending with the government, but the move is intended to reflect the judiciary's independence. | Until now, the sites have shared the gov.uk ending with the government, but the move is intended to reflect the judiciary's independence. |
| Scotland and Northern Ireland's court systems are also in discussions to join the scheme. | Scotland and Northern Ireland's court systems are also in discussions to join the scheme. |
| "The judiciary is independent of both Parliament and the executive and therefore it is more appropriate to signal this by a separate .uk domain," a spokesman for the Judicial Office told the BBC. | "The judiciary is independent of both Parliament and the executive and therefore it is more appropriate to signal this by a separate .uk domain," a spokesman for the Judicial Office told the BBC. |
| "The approach is not unusual. For example, Parliament, police and armed forces each have a second level domain." | "The approach is not unusual. For example, Parliament, police and armed forces each have a second level domain." |
| Restricted | Restricted |
| Only judges, magistrates, tribunals and other parts of the court system will be allowed to be granted a web name ending in judiciary.uk. New email addresses may also be issued and would be subject to the same restriction. | |
| This is designed to ensure that the domain name acts as a badge of authenticity, and avoids the risk of cybersquatters. | This is designed to ensure that the domain name acts as a badge of authenticity, and avoids the risk of cybersquatters. |
| However, Nominet said its main motivation to allow the proposal was to recognise the independence of the legal system. | However, Nominet said its main motivation to allow the proposal was to recognise the independence of the legal system. |
| "The people who work in the court service feel separate from the government," said Nominet's senior legal counsel, Nick Wenban-Smith. | "The people who work in the court service feel separate from the government," said Nominet's senior legal counsel, Nick Wenban-Smith. |
| "The websites will still be operated under the same sort of secure government networks, I believe, so this is really a re-labelling of something that is wrongly labelled government, and correctly labelling it as the independent judiciary." | "The websites will still be operated under the same sort of secure government networks, I believe, so this is really a re-labelling of something that is wrongly labelled government, and correctly labelling it as the independent judiciary." |
| Independent judiciaries | Independent judiciaries |
| The move will involve extra costs for the courts' communications departments which will need to print new publicity materials and stationary. However, Nominet said it is not charging a registration fee. | The move will involve extra costs for the courts' communications departments which will need to print new publicity materials and stationary. However, Nominet said it is not charging a registration fee. |
| A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice's Office said it may also adopt the scheme, but it wanted a way to distinguish the UK's three court systems. | A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice's Office said it may also adopt the scheme, but it wanted a way to distinguish the UK's three court systems. |
| "We will be giving consideration to the matter next year and there is a possibility that we would use the second level domain, but my understanding is that there would be a way of identifying the judicial websites from the different jurisdictions in the UK," said Alison Houston. | "We will be giving consideration to the matter next year and there is a possibility that we would use the second level domain, but my understanding is that there would be a way of identifying the judicial websites from the different jurisdictions in the UK," said Alison Houston. |
| "I am not sure of the practicalities of this as yet." | "I am not sure of the practicalities of this as yet." |
| The Judicial Office in London said it was still exploring the technical implications of making clear which legal system was involved with each address. | The Judicial Office in London said it was still exploring the technical implications of making clear which legal system was involved with each address. |