Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR)—update October 2020 [Archived]
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Practice notesCriminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR)—update October 2020 [Archived]
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Practice notes
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note explains the key changes which were made to the Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR) on 5 October 2020 when the old version of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 were revoked and replaced by the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759. The CrimPR have since been amended.
The CrimPR govern the practice and procedure to be followed in all criminal courts in England and Wales including magistrates' courts, Crown Courts, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and in Extradition appeal cases before the High Court.
For further analysis of CrimPR, SI 2020/759, see News Analysis: An overview of the new Criminal Procedure Rules 2020.
Reissue of the CrimPR
The CrimPR are typically amended twice a year and the changes come into force on the first Monday of April or October annually. Each revision is made by a statutory instrument amending the current consolidated set of Rules. The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) consolidate the CrimPR at five yearly intervals with the most
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Criminal Procedure Rules definition
What does Criminal Procedure Rules mean?
The body of rules created by the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee under section 69 of the Courts Act 2003, governing practice and procedure to be followed in all criminal matters in England and Wales including appeals in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and High Court extradition appeals.
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