The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has updated the application form for extension of pre-charge bail. The update specifically applies to the form used for arrests made on or after 28 October 2022 under Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759. The form remains part of the documentation required for bail and custody time limit procedures under Part 14 of the CrimPR 2020,  SI 2020/759, 14.19.

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.

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides background information on the changes to criminal procedure which took effect on 4 April 2016. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 have subsequently been amended on numerous occasions. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure Rules. This Practice Note states the law as at 4 April 2016 and is not maintained. It is for background information only. The Criminal Procedure Rules received their annual consolidation in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 (CrimPR) and contain the rules and procedures relating to the conduct of criminal litigation in England and Wales. On 4 April 2016, the CrimPR will be updated to include a number of new rules and to amend certain existing rules in accordance with the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016, SI 2016/120. This Practice Note highlights the key additions and amendments to the CrimPR will take effect on 4 April 2016. What new rules have been created? Starting proceedings in the Crown Court Usually, a defendant must be sent for trial in the Crown

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides background information on the changes to criminal procedure which took effect on 3 April 2017. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 have subsequently been amended on numerous occasions. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure rules. This Practice Note states the law as at 3 April 2017 and is not maintained. It is for background information only. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (CrimPR), SI 2015/1490, have been updated by amending statutory instruments, Criminal Procedure (Amendment ) Rules 2017, SI 2017/144 and the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2017, SI 2017/282. These changes took effect on 3 April 2017. This Practice Note highlights the key additions and amendments to the CrimPR. For further information, see News Analysis: All change for the Criminal Procedure Rules? New rules Allowing sufficient time for consideration of the initial details of the prosecution case Under CrimPR, Part 8, prosecutors at the first hearing must provide both the defence and the court with sufficient information to enable them to assess the prosecution

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note summarises the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (CrimPR), SI 2015/1490, by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) rules 2019, SI 2019/143 which took effect on 1 April 2019. The CrimPR have subsequently been amended. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure Rules. Service of documents—serving on a magistrates’ court or Crown Court SI 2019/143, r 3 makes changes to CrimPR, SI 2015/1490, r 4.3 (service by handing over a document) and CrimPR, SI 2015/1490, r 4.4 (service by leaving or posting a document) to identify the court office for the service of documents as ‘the office at the address advertised by the Lord Chancellor as the place at which that court’s business is administered’ instead of ‘the office at which that court's business is administered by court staff’. This applies whether the court is the Crown Court or a magistrates’ court. Changes in technology and the changes to the court estate have rendered the assumption that no court would sit at a place at which there was not also

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note summarises the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490, by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020, SI 2020/32 which came into force on 6 April 2020. This iteration of the rules has subsequently been repealed and replaced by the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (CrimPR), SI 2020/759. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure Rules. Authorised court staff take on specified judicial functions Part 2 of the CrimPR (as amended) allows authorised court staff to exercise specified judicial functions in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD), Crown Courts, magistrates’ court (including in extradition cases before a District Judge in the magistrates’ court) and in the High Court (in relation to extradition appeal cases). This relates to the provisions of the Courts Act 2003 (CA 2003) and amendments that were introduced by the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018, which enabled such court staff members to exercise relevant judicial functions where authorised by the Lord Chief Justice. ‘Relevant judicial functions’ means

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note explains the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759 (CrimPR) by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022, SI 2022/45 which took effect on 4 April 2022. The CrimPR govern the practice and procedure to be followed in all criminal courts in England and Wales. These amendments include changes to the witness companions rule, a new requirement for a notice of prosecution to be served on a parent or guardian, changes providing clarity to the rules on committal for sentence, the introduction of a time limit for entry of a written guilty plea, new requirements for the giving of written directions to jurors, as well as new rules regarding costs applications in restraint or receivership proceedings, and notice of appeals affecting compensation or confiscation orders. These changes came into force on 4 April 2022. For further analysis, see News Analysis: Upcoming changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules spring 2022. Witness companions CrimPR, SI 2020/759, r 18.10 and section 24

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note explains the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (CrimPR), SI 2020/759 by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023, SI 2023/44, which took effect from 3 April 2023. These amendments include additional rules on pre-charge bail to accommodate amendments made by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) as well as updates to the rules on the service of documents on court officers, requests for information from the court about ongoing cases, time limits for commencing proceedings, and applications to withdraw witness summonses. Most of the changes made seek to simplify and clarify the CrimPR. Pre-charge bail CrimPR, SI 2020/759, rr 14.18 and 14.19 are amended to accommodate amendments made to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984) by PCSCA 2022 in relation to pre-charge bail which came into force in October 2022. The amendments brought about by the PCSCA 2022 did not materially impact on the main options available to the

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note explains the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759 (CrimPR) by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024, SI 2024/62 which took effect on 1 April 2024. These amendments include the extension of the rules on live link directions to extradition proceedings, additional and amended rules on the procedure for correcting court records, re-written rules on confiscation proceedings including new rules to accommodate requirements imposed by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023), amended rules on cost orders in restraint proceedings as well as updated rules on disclosure management, witness companions and applications to vary conditions of pre-charge bail. Live links In August 2022, Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2022, SI 2022/815 added various rules to supplement statutory powers under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCCSA 2022) to direct the use of a live link in criminal proceedings. However, similar amendments for extradition proceedings under the Extradition Act 2003

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. This Practice Note explains the key changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759 (CrimPR) by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2022, SI 2022/815 which took effect from 15 August 2022. The CrimPR govern the practice and procedure to be followed in all criminal courts in England and Wales. These amendments include new rules on live links, the procedure for the Crown Court to send a case back to a magistrates’ court for trial or sentence, amendments to the service of documents in certain applications and sign language interpretation for jurors. This Practice Note explains the key changes to the CrimPR which took effect from 15 August 2022. Note that SI 2022/815 makes further amendments to the CrimPR which take effect from 3 October 2022 which are not covered in this Practice Note. For further analysis, see News Analysis: Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR)—update August and October 2022. Live links Sections 200 and 201 of the Police, Crime,

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides background information on the changes to criminal procedure which took effect on 10 August and 2 October 2017. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 have subsequently been amended on numerous occasions. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure rules. This Practice Note states the law as at 2 October 2017 and is not maintained. It is for background information only. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (CrimPR), SI 2015/1490 have been further updated by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2017, SI 2017/755. These changes will take effect on 10 August 2017 and 2 October 2017. This Practice Note highlights the key additions and amendments to the CrimPR of which corporate crime practitioners should be aware. European Investigation Orders—in force 10 August 2017 CrimPR, SI 2015/1490, Pt 18, rr 7, 10(a), 10(u), 10(w) and 12 These rules create a procedure for European Investigative Orders (EIOs) to be obtained or given effect to in England and Wales. EIOs are judicial decisions taken in one European Member

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides background information on the changes to criminal procedure which took effect on 5 October 2015. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (CrimPR), SI 2015/1490 have subsequently been amended on numerous occasions. See Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure rules. This Practice Note states the law as at 5 October 2015 and is not maintained. It is for background information only. The Criminal Procedure Rules have received their annual consolidation and reissue with the new version of the rules now contained in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, SI 2015/1490 (CrimPR). CrimPR revokes and replaces the Criminal Procedure Rules 2014, SI 2014/1610 (Crim PR 2014) as amended by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015, SI 2015/13 and the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2015, SI 2015/646. The CrimPR introduced new rules, as outlined below, as well as rearranging the structure of the rules to remove empty rules created over ten years of amendments. CrimPR also re-organised the rules into a more logical and coherent