The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Crown Court Rules 1982 in relation to appeals in care and care-related proceedings. The amendments are mainly to take account of provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1986 which enable parents and grandparents in certain circumstances to be parties to such proceedings and to appeals therefrom; and to reflect provision in the Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1988 permitting greater participation by non-parties and providing for greater disclosure of written reports. Notice of the commencement and progress of an appeal is required to be given to persons entitled to participate in the proceedings in the juvenile court (paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 8 of the Schedule); parents' and guardians' rights to participate in an appeal are extended (paragraph 6 of the Schedule); new Rule 10A (inserted by paragraph 7 of the Schedule) specifies the circumstances in which the Crown Court may grant an application by a grandparent to be made a party to an appeal; and new Rule 10B (also inserted by paragraph 7) concerns disclosure of written reports for the purposes of an appeal. There are other minor procedural and drafting amendments.