http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/759/rule/18.23/made
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2022-09-08
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020:consolidate the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, S.I. 2015/1490, with the amendments made by S.I. 2016/120, 2016/705, 2017/144, 2017/282, 2017/755, 2017/915, 2018/132, 2018/847, 2019/143, 2019/1119 and 2020/32; andinclude the further amendments listed beneath.
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rule 2.8(4)(g)-(j)
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024
rule 3(b)(i)
rule 1
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rule 3.8(9)
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rule 4(c)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 3.8(7)
(8)
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rule 4(c)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 3.35(4)(h)
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rule 4(e)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 3.35(8)
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rule 4(e)(v)
rule 1
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rule 5.4(4)
(5)
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rule 5(a)
rule 1
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rule 15.9(a)
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rule 7(f)(i)
rule 1
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rule 15.9(c)-(e)
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rule 7(f)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 15.9(b)
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rule 7(f)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 18.1(c)-(e)
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rule 8(a)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 18.8(2)(d)
(e)
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rule 8(c)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 18.14-18.17
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rule 8(d)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 33.47-33.50
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rule 9(a)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 33.53(5)
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rule 9(n)
rule 1
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rule 44.3(1)(c)
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rule 10(c)
rule 1
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rule 45.7(1)(a)(vi)
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rule 11(c)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 45.7(6)
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rule 11(c)(vi)
rule 1
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rule 47.4(f)
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rule 12(a)(i)
rule 1
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rule 47.4(f)
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rule 12(a)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 47.4(g)
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rule 12(a)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 47.4(h)(i)
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rule 12(a)(iv)
rule 1
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rule 47.9(1)(h)(i)
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rule 12(c)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 47.13(2)(g)
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rule 12(g)(iv)
rule 1
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rule 47.20(2)(g)
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rule 12(k)(iiii)
rule 1
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rule 47.24(iii)
(iv)
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rule 12(l)(ii)
rule 1
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rule 47.24(c)
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rule 12(l)(iii)
rule 1
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rule 47.24(d)
(e)
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rule 12(l)(iv)
rule 1
PART 18MEASURES TO ASSIST A WITNESS OR DEFENDANT TO GIVE EVIDENCE
LIVE LINK DIRECTIONS
Exercise of court’s powers18.23
The court may decide whether to give or discharge a live link direction—
a
at a hearing, in public or in private, or without a hearing; and
b
in a party’s absence, if that party—
i
applied for the direction or discharge, or
ii
has had at least 10 business days in which to make representations in response to an application by another party.