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The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
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Latest news about the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Criminal Practice Directions and the Rule Committee.
Statutory Instruments that relate to the Criminal Procedure Rules.
The Lord Chief Justice has authorised a new form of statutory declaration where a defendant did not know about a case until after a trial.
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The Criminal Procedure Rules 2014 came into force on Monday 6 October 2014.
The rules about deferred prosecution agreements came into force on Monday 24 February 2014.
The Lord Chief Justice has authorised an amendment to the list of standard trial preparation time limits in the magistrates’ trial form.
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made this year’s restatement of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
The rest of the changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the (Amendment No 2) Rules 2013 came into force on Monday 7 April 2014.
The Lord Chief Justice has authorised the use an amended form for preparation for trial, where the defendant pleads not guilty.
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules.
The Lord Chief Justice has made amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions.
The Lord Chief Justice has made amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions and the Criminal Costs Practice Direction.
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