http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/94Coroners and Justice Act 2009An Act to amend the law relating to coroners, to investigation of deaths and to certification and registration of deaths; to amend the criminal law; to make provision about criminal justice and about dealing with offenders; to make provision about the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; to make provision relating to the security of court and other buildings; to make provision about legal aid and about payments for legal services provided in connection with employment matters; to make provision for payments to be made by offenders in respect of benefits derived from the exploitation of material pertaining to offences; to amend the Data Protection Act 1998; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-03-23Expert Participation2026-03-22 Coroners and Justice Act 2009s. 31ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 247(1)s. 255(1) Part 3 Chapter 2941Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to a service court consisting of a judge advocate and other members.2Any decision falling to be made by the court under sections 86 to 92 is to be made by the judge advocate alone.3If any evidence is given by a witness in criminal proceedings before the court at a time when a witness anonymity order applies to the witness, the judge advocate must give the other members such warning as the judge advocate considers appropriate to ensure that the fact that the order was made in relation to the witness does not prejudice the defendant.