is there a way i can find out the outcome of a court case

[emerson1988]

is there a way i can find out the outcome of a court case my car was hit when i was on holiday and Police were involved the court date was 28/01/2019 Norwich Magistrates Court
I haven't had anything back from the Police

[Amethyst]

Can you ring the court or the police who were dealing with the case ?

[emerson1988]

Not sure if I can do that would they tell me over the phone?

[Amethyst]

Don't know till you ask ? If you were a victim in the case then presumably you would need to know the outcome for your insurers ?

Otherwise they report some cases ( usually only the interesting/weird ones) in the local papers, or if it was sentencing you could look on lawpages.

Be easiest to ring and speak to the officer that was dealing with the case first anyway - if they can't tell you they should be able to tell you how to find out.

[lgfa92]

Sentencing decisions of courts are public record unless a restriction has been applied - contact the court in question and they'll tell you how the information can be requested (if they can't give it by phone). Criminal Procedure Rules part 5 covers the release of information.

Allowing for any restrictions in place...

(4)The court officer must supply to the applicant—(a)any information listed in paragraph (6), if—
(i)the information is available to the court officer,
(ii)the supply of the information is not prohibited by a reporting restriction, and
(iii)the trial has not yet concluded, or the verdict was not more than 6 months ago;

and
(b)details of any reporting or access restriction ordered by the court.

(5)The court officer must supply that information—(a)by word of mouth; or (b) by such other arrangements as the Lord Chancellor directs.

(6)The information that paragraph (4) requires the court officer to supply is—
(a)the date of any hearing in public, unless any party has yet to be notified of that date;
(b)each alleged offence and any plea entered;
(c)the court’s decision at any hearing in public, including any decision about—(i)bail, or(ii)the committal, sending or transfer of the case to another court;
(d)whether the case is under appeal;
(e)the outcome of any trial and any appeal; and
(f)the identity of—(i)the prosecutor,(ii)the defendant,(iii)the parties’ representatives, including their addresses, and(iv)the judge, magistrate or magistrates, or justices’ legal adviser by whom a decision at a hearing in public was made