Coronavirus Act 2020

Courts and tribunals: use of video and audio technology

53 Expansion of availability of live links in criminal proceedings

Schedule 23 contains temporary modifications of—

(a) the Criminal Justice Act 2003,

(b) the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, and

(c) the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

54 Expansion of availability of live links in other criminal hearings

Schedule 24 contains temporary modifications of—

(a) the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

(b) the Extradition Act 2003,

(c) the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,

(d) the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, and

(e) the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

55 Public participation in proceedings conducted by video or audio

Schedule 25 contains temporary modifications of—

(a) the Courts Act 2003, and

(b) the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

56 Live links in magistrates’ court appeals against requirements or restrictions imposed on a potentially infectious person

Schedule 26 contains temporary modifications of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.

57 Use of live links in legal proceedings: Northern Ireland

Schedule 27 makes provision for, and in connection with, the use of live links in proceedings in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland.