# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026, Rule 8: Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025


In Part 30 (Enforcement of fines and other orders for payment), in rule 30.5 (Application to reduce a fine, vary payment terms or remit a courts charge)—
(a) in the heading to the rule for “reduce” substitute “remit”;
(b) for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) This rule applies where—
(a) the defendant wants the court to remit the whole or any part of a fine;
(b) no collection order is in force and the defendant wants the court to vary payment terms; or
(c) the defendant, a fines officer or an enforcement agent wants the court to remit a criminal courts charge.”; and
(c) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (c) for “reduce” substitute “remit”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “reduced” substitute “remitted”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/47/rule/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2026/rule-8
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