Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
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2024
October 2024
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee appointments
District Judge (Magistrates Courts) Michael Snow and Alison Pople KC both have retired from the Committee. We are indebted to them for their service. The Lady Chief Justice has appointed District Judge (Magistrates Courts) Michael Oliver as the District Judge member of the Committee and the Lord Chancellor has appointed Jacob Hallam KC as a barrister member. The list of Committee members has been brought up to date to include these appointments.
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
Some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 came into force on Monday 7 October 2024. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
Other rule changes, the ones about (i) allocating and sending cases for trial in the Crown Court by an online written procedure, (ii) rights of appeal about domestic abuse protection orders, and (iii) referring to the Court of Appeal cases on the interpretation of case law affected by European Union law, will come into force only when the relevant new statutory provisions come into force.
August 2024
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules, below, describes those changes. The new rules are published on the Legislation website. When they come into force, on Monday 7 October 2024, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
April 2024
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 came into force on Monday 1 April 2024. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
February 2024
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules, below, describes those changes. The new rules are published on the Legislation website. When they come into force, on Monday 1 April 2024, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
2023
October 2023
Changes to the Criminal Practice Directions
The Lord Chief Justice has issued amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023. The amended directions came into force on Monday 2 October 2023. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and Criminal Practice Directions 2023 page now includes those amended directions. For more information, see the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 came into force on Monday 2 October 2023. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and Criminal Practice Directions 2023 page now includes those changes.
September 2023
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee appointment
Louise Bryant JP has retired from the Committee. We are indebted to her for her service. The Lord Chief Justice has appointed David Barrand JP as the magistrate member. The Committee members page has been brought up to date to include this appointment.
July 2023
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules, below, describes those changes. The new rules are published on the Legislation website. When they come into force, on Monday 2 October 2023, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
June 2023
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee appointment
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave has retired from the Committee. We are indebted to him for his service. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Chief Constable Rob Nixon as the National Police Chiefs Council representative member. The Committee members page has been brought up to date to include this appointment.
May 2023
Criminal Practice Directions 2023
The Lord Chief Justice has issued new Criminal Practice Directions 2023. The new directions came into force on Monday 29 May 2023. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and Criminal Practice Directions 2023 page now includes those new directions. For more information, see the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.
April 2023
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 came into force on Monday 3 April 2023. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
March 2023
Vacancy for a Criminal Procedure Rule Committee member
The Lord Chief Justice wishes to appoint a magistrate member of the Rule Committee, on the expiry of the present members term. The appointment is open only to p