The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021

Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

6.  In Part 3 (Case management)—

(a) in rule 3.3 (The duty of the parties)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (2)(d) omit “and”, and

(ii) after paragraph (2)(e) insert—

“(f) alerting the court to any potential impediment to the defendant’s effective participation in the trial; and

(g) alerting the court to any related family proceedings or anticipated such proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of them.”;

(b) in rule 3.5 (The court’s case management powers)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (2)(h) omit “and”, and

(ii) after paragraph (2)(i) insert—

“(j) request information from a court dealing with family proceedings by―

(i) making the request itself, or

(ii) directing the court officer or a party to make the request on the criminal court’s behalf; and

(k) supply information to a court dealing with family proceedings as if an application had been made under rule 5.8(7) (Supply to the public, including reporters, of information about cases) by―

(i) supplying the information itself, or

(ii) directing the court officer or a party to supply that information on the criminal court’s behalf.”;

(c) in rule 3.8 (Case preparation and progression), from the note to the rule omit the second paragraph;

(d) in rule 3.16 (Pre-trial hearings in a magistrates’ court: general rules), in paragraph 5(a) for “name, date of birth and nationality” substitute “name and date of birth”; and

(e) in rule 3.21 (Pre-trial hearings in the Crown Court: general rules), in paragraph 5(a)(i) for “name, date of birth and nationality” substitute “name and date of birth”.