Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules
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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”.