{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025",
  "path": "part/23",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "RESTRICTION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION BY A DEFENDANT",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nGeneral rules\nWhen this Part applies\nrule 23.1\nAppointment of advocate to cross-examine witness\nrule 23.2\nApplication to prohibit cross-examination\nExercise of court’s powers\nrule 23.3\nApplication to prohibit cross-examination\nrule 23.4\nApplication to discharge prohibition imposed by the court\nrule 23.5\nApplication containing information withheld from another party\nrule 23.6\nRepresentations in response\nrule 23.7\nCourt’s power to vary requirements\nrule 23.8",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:44.140935+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}