# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales
Made 15th July 2025
Laid before Parliament 22nd July 2025
Coming into force 6th October 2025
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee—
(a) revokes the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and makes the following Rules under section 69 of the Courts Act 2003, after consulting in accordance with section 72(1)(a) of that Act; and
(b) in making the Rules listed in the first column of this table, exercises also the powers listed in the corresponding entry in the second column—
Rule
Power
2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9
Section 67B(1) of the Courts Act 2003
2.11
Section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889
3.16
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003
3.21
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003
3.32
Section 77(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
4.1 and 4.12
Section 12(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
5.5
Section 32(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968
Part 8
Section 48(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977
9.2
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003
Part 10
Section 2 of the Indictments Act 1915 and section 2(6) of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933
14.6
Section 5B(9) of the Bail Act 1976
16.4
Section 9(2A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967
19.3
Section 81(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 20(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
20.4
Section 132(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
Part 23
Sections 37(5) and 38(6) and (7) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
24.9
Section 16K(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
24.11
Section 52(4) of the Sentencing Act 2020
24.14
Section 12(7ZA) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
24.15
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003
25.16
Section 52(4) of the Sentencing Act 2020
25.18
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003
28.4
Section 385(7) of the Sentencing Act 2020
33.5, 33.35, 33.37 and 33.38
Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
34.11
Sections 73(2) and 74(2), (3) and (4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
36.8
Section 87(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
37.6
Section 49(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
38.9
Section 73(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
40.8
Section 159(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
42.8
Section 141(2) of the Sentencing Act 2020
42.14, 42.18, 42.19 and 42.20
Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
44.2
Section 30(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
45.6 and 45.7
Section 52(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
47.4 and 47.10; 47.24 and 47.30
Paragraph 15A of Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
47.4 and 47.11 to 47.16 inclusive
Paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 5, paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 5A, paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 6 and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 6A to the Terrorism Act 2000
47.4 and 47.17 to 47.22 inclusive
Sections 351(2), 362(2), 369(2) and 375(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
47.4 and 47.23
Section 157(9) of the Extradition Act 2003
47.24 and 47.31
Paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 5 to the Terrorism Act 2000
47.24 and 47.32
Section 352(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
47.24 and 47.33
Section 160(10) of the Extradition Act 2003
47.35 and 47.38
Section 59(13) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
47.49
Section 74(3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
47.63 to 47.68 inclusive
Sections 11(1) and 18(2) of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019
48.16
Section 19 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
50.17
Section 67 of the Senior Courts Act 1981
50.23
Sections 36A(4), 36B(3), 118A(4) and 118B(3) of the Extradition Act 2003
50.30
Sections 19(3) and 66(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981
These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and shall come into force on 6th October 2025.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/introduction
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