Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
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 people who are already magistrates. The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 11 April 2023. There is a description of the appointment, with instructions about how to apply, in the notice beneath.
February 2023
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) 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 3 April 2023, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
October 2022
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The last group of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 came into force on Monday 3 October 2022. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
September 2022
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee appointments
Lord Justice Fulford, HH Judge Edmunds QC and Sue Gadd all have retired from the Committee. We are indebted to them for their service. The Lord Chief Justice has appointed Lord Justice Holroyde as a Court of Appeal judge member and deputy chairman of the Committee, and HH Judge Norton as a Circuit judge member. The Committee members page has been brought up to date to include these appointments.
August 2022
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The first group of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 came into force on Monday 15 August 2022. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
July 2022
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022
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 15 August and on Monday 3 October 2022, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
April 2022
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 came into force on Monday 4 April 2022. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
Amendments to Criminal Practice Directions
The Lord Chief Justice has made some amendments to Criminal Practice Directions V: Evidence. They give new guidance on pre-trial video recording of cross-examination and re-examination where that is directed under section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. For more information, see the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those Practice Directions.
February 2022
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022
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 4 April 2022, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.