PART 9ALLOCATION AND SENDING FOR TRIAL
GENERAL RULES
Duty of magistrates’ court officer9.5
1
The magistrates’ court officer must—
a
serve notice of a sending for Crown Court trial on—
i
the Crown Court officer, and
ii
the parties;
b
in that notice record—
i
the matters specified by the court under rule 9.3 (Matters to be specified on sending for trial),
ii
any decision by the defendant under rule 9.7 (Sending for Crown Court trial) to require Crown Court trial for low-level shoplifting,
iii
any indication given by the defendant under rule 9.7 of intended guilty plea,
iv
any decision by the defendant under rule 9.11 (Adult defendant: allocation to magistrates’ court for trial) to decline magistrates’ court trial, and
v
the date on which any custody time limit will expire;
c
record any indication of likely sentence to which rule 9.11 applies; and
d
give the court such other assistance as it requires.
2
The magistrates’ court officer must include with the notice served on the Crown Court officer—
a
the initial details of the prosecution case served by the prosecutor under rule 8.2;
b
a record of any—
i
listing or case management direction affecting the Crown Court,
ii
direction about reporting restrictions,
iii
decision about bail, for the purposes of section 5 of the Bail Act 1976242,
iv
recognizance given by a surety, or
v
representation order; and
c
if relevant, any available details of any—
i
interpreter,
ii
intermediary, or
iii
other supporting adult, where the defendant is assisted by such a person.