The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025

Rule 45.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 13.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.13 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 48.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.23 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 26.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 39.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.48 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 6.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.13 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 2.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 11.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 45.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 1.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 24.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.20 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 48.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 46.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 45.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 27.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 4.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.56 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.17 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.15 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 31.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.18 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.23 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 41.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 21.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.36 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.19 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.32 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.16 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.16 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.15 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 6.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 32.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 22.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 4.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 37.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 7.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.27 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 41.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 40.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.23 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 30.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 16.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.13 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 46.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 10.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.57 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 10.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.21 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.39 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 2.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 16.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 26.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 22.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Words in rule 48.5 Note substituted (23.2.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rule 2, Sch. para. 14

Rule 26.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.24 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.47 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.25 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.18 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 48.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.15 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 41.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 49.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.68 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.25 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 24.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 34.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 35.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 17.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 23.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 15.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 41.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 6.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 39.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 38.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.21 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 45.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 21.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 4.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 13.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 30.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.21 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.31 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 30.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 34.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.46 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 17.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.62 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.22 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 43.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 15.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 24.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 34.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 45.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 34.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 31.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.34 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 19.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 45.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.39 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 15.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 31.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 10.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 19.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 17.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 11.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.30 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 24.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 4.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.38 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 2.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.19 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 48.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.28 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 46.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 28.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 39.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.59 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 24.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 40.7 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 26.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.20 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 10.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 18.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.45 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 15.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 14.9 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 4.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 19.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 3.2 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.61 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.22 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 9.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.28 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 7.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 5.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.43 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.11 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 23.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.12 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 41.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 23.8 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.33 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.60 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 49.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 38.6 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 47.14 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 10.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.32 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 25.15 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 11.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 33.40 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 50.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 49.4 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 42.20 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 8.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 39.1 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 29.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Rule 36.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Words in rule 47.53 heading omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)

Words in rule 5.10 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 5

Words in rule 10.8(2) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 6

Words in rule 16.4(4)(b) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 7

Words in rule 16.4(4)(b)(ii) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 7

Word in rule 30.5 heading substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 8(a)

Rule 30.5(1) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 8(b)

Word in rule 30.5(2)(c) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 8(c)(i)

Word in rule 30.5(2)(c)(ii) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 8(c)(ii)

Rule 31.1(1)(2) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(a)(i)

Words in rule 31.1 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(a)(ii)

Words in rule 31.2 Note inserted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(b)(i)

Words in rule 31.2 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(b)(ii)

Words in rule 31.3 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(iv)

Words in rule 31.3 Note omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(v)

Rule 31.3(1) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(i)

Rule 31.3(5) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(ii)

Rule 31.3(6) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(iii)

Rule 31.3(7) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(iii)

Rule 31.3(8) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(c)(iii)

Rule 31.4 substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(d)

Words in rule 31.6 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 9(e)

Rule 47.51 substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(a)

Words in rule 47.52 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(b)(iii)(aa)

Words in rule 47.52 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(b)(iii)(bb)

Words in rule 47.52(1) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(b)(i)

Word in rule 47.52(2) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(b)(ii)(aa)

Words in rule 47.52(2) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(b)(ii)(bb)

Words in rule 47.53 Note omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(iv)(aa)

Words in rule 47.53 Note substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(iv)(bb)

Rule 47.53(1) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(ii)

Rule 47.53(2)(c) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(iii)

Words in Pt. 47 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)