Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (and subsequent amendments)

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procedural code statutory instrument subordinate legislation

The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (and subsequent amendments) are the primary procedural code governing the conduct and management of criminal cases in the courts of England and Wales.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Criminal Procedure Rules 2015	0
Criminal Procedure Rules	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	procedural code ⓘ statutory instrument ⓘ subordinate legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal cases in the High Court ⓘ magistrates’ courts ⓘ the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) NERFINISHED ⓘ the Crown Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
availableAt	legislation.gov.uk NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForce	2015 ⓘ
contains	overriding objective for criminal cases ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enablingAuthority	Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	criminal proceedings in England and Wales ⓘ practice and procedure in criminal courts ⓘ
hasAmendment	Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasForm	numbered Parts and rules ⓘ
hasPart	Part 1 (Overriding objective and application of the rules) ⓘ Part 14 (Bail and custody time limits) NERFINISHED ⓘ Part 18 (Disclosure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Part 19 (Expert evidence) ⓘ Part 3 (Case management) ⓘ Part 36 (Appeal to the Court of Appeal: general rules) ⓘ Part 39 (Appeal to the High Court by case stated) ⓘ Part 44 (Costs) ⓘ Part 7 (Starting a prosecution) ⓘ Part 8 (Initial details of the prosecution case) ⓘ
hasPurpose	to make the criminal justice system more accessible ⓘ to make the criminal justice system more efficient ⓘ to make the criminal justice system more fair ⓘ
isCitedAs	CrimPR 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	legal system of England and Wales ⓘ
madeBy	Criminal Procedure Rule Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
madeUnder	Courts Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ
overridingObjective	to deal with cases justly ⓘ
overridingObjectiveIncludes	acquitting the innocent ⓘ convicting the guilty ⓘ dealing with the case efficiently and expeditiously ⓘ dealing with the prosecution and the defence fairly ⓘ ensuring appropriate allotment of court resources ⓘ recognising the rights of a defendant ⓘ respecting the interests of jurors ⓘ respecting the interests of victims ⓘ respecting the interests of witnesses ⓘ taking into account the complexity of the issues ⓘ taking into account the gravity of the offence ⓘ taking into account the severity of the consequences for the defendant ⓘ
publishedBy	Ministry of Justice (England and Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Criminal Justice Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Practice Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentencing Council guidelines ⓘ
replaced	earlier Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 ⓘ
requires	active case management by the court ⓘ compliance with directions and time limits ⓘ early identification of the needs of witnesses ⓘ early identification of the real issues in the case ⓘ parties to assist the court in furthering the overriding objective ⓘ
subjectMatter	allocation and sending of cases ⓘ appeals in criminal cases ⓘ bail and custody time limits ⓘ case management in criminal courts ⓘ costs in criminal cases ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ disclosure of material in criminal proceedings ⓘ evidence in criminal proceedings ⓘ expert evidence in criminal cases ⓘ live links and video hearings in criminal cases ⓘ pleas and trial preparation ⓘ service of documents in criminal proceedings ⓘ victim and witness participation in criminal proceedings ⓘ warrants and summonses ⓘ

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Criminal Procedure Rule Committee → subjectOf → Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (and subsequent amendments) ⓘ

Crown Court at Manchester → subjectTo → Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (and subsequent amendments) ⓘ

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