Rule 7 Amendment of Part 6

In Part 6 (reporting, etc. restrictions), in the note to rule 6.1 (when this Part applies)—

(a)

in the first paragraph—

(i)

omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (g);

(ii)

insert “; or” after sub-paragraph (h);

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“(i)

section 200 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026^f1 (identity of an authorised firearms officer charged with a qualifying offence).”;

(b)

after the paragraph that begins “The court has an inherent power” insert—

“Under section 200 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 the court—

(a)

must cause the name, address and date of birth of an authorised firearms officer charged with a qualifying offence to be withheld from the public unless that would be contrary to the interests of justice; and

(b)

may make an anonymity order in respect of such an officer if is necessary in the interests of justice to do so.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2026 c. 20.