# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026, Paragraph 2


In Part 3 (Case management), in rule 3.10 (Directions for commissioning medical reports, other than for sentencing purposes), in the second paragraph of the note to the rule for sub-paragraphs (f) and (g) substitute—
“(f) section 232 of the Sentencing Act 2020, under which the court must usually obtain and consider a medical report before passing a custodial sentence if the defendant is, or appears to be, suffering from a mental disorder;
(g) paragraphs 16 and 17 in Part 9 of Schedule 9 to the 2020 Act (in the case of a defendant aged 18 or over), or paragraphs 28 and 29 in Part 12 of Schedule 6 to that Act (in the case of a defendant who is under 18), under which the court may impose a mental health treatment requirement.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/47/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2026/schedule/paragraph-2
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