An agreed statement of facts is a document jointly prepared by the parties that records the material facts not in dispute for a hearing, trial, sentencing or appeal. It streamlines case management by narrowing the issues, avoiding unnecessary evidence, reducing costs and time, and assisting the judge or tribunal.The term is a descriptive practice expression rather than a defined statutory term. In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, agreed facts operate as admissions: once filed or stated on the record, they generally require no proof and cannot be withdrawn without the court’s permission (consistent with the regimes on formal admissions in criminal and civil procedure, including Criminal Justice Act 1967, Criminal Procedure Rules and notices to admit). In Scotland, the functional equivalent is a joint minute of admissions in both civil and criminal proceedings, which, when lodged, binds the parties as to the admitted facts. In Ireland, Superior Courts practice (notably in the Commercial List) often directs a statement of agreed facts and issues; agreed facts are treated as admissions and stand in place of evidence.Typical features include concise, numbered factual propositions, confined to facts (not law or argument), signed by legal representatives and filed or lodged for inclusion in the trial bundle or hearing papers. Usage is broadly consistent across the UK and Ireland.