# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Part 3: CASE MANAGEMENT

Extent: E+W

Contents of this Part
General rules
When this Part applies
rule 3.1
The duty of the court
rule 3.2
The duty of the parties
rule 3.3
Case progression officers and their duties
rule 3.4
The court’s case management powers
rule 3.5
Application to vary a direction
rule 3.6
Agreement to vary a time limit fixed by a direction
rule 3.7
Case preparation and progression
rule 3.8
Ground rules hearing
rule 3.9
Directions for commissioning medical reports, other than for sentencing purposes
rule 3.10
Hearing to inform the court of sensitive material
rule 3.11
Readiness for trial or appeal
rule 3.12
Conduct of a trial or an appeal
rule 3.13
Duty of court officer
rule 3.14
Court’s power to vary requirements under this Part
rule 3.15
Preparation for trial in a magistrates’ court
Pre-trial hearings in a magistrates’ court: general rules
rule 3.16
Place of magistrates’ court trial
rule 3.17
Use of Welsh language at magistrates’ court trial
rule 3.18
Preparation for trial in the Crown Court
Service of prosecution evidence
rule 3.19
Application to dismiss offence sent for Crown Court trial
rule 3.20
Pre-trial hearings in the Crown Court: general rules
rule 3.21
Preparatory hearing
rule 3.22
Application for preparatory hearing
rule 3.23
Application for non-jury trial containing information withheld from a defendant
rule 3.24
Representations in response to application for preparatory hearing
rule 3.25
Commencement of preparatory hearing
rule 3.26
Defence trial advocate
rule 3.27
Application to stay case for abuse of process
rule 3.28
Application for joint or separate trials, etc.
rule 3.29
Order for joint or separate trials, or amendment of the indictment
rule 3.30
Application for indication of sentence
rule 3.31
Arraigning the defendant on the indictment
rule 3.32
Place of Crown Court trial
rule 3.33
Use of Welsh language at Crown Court trial
rule 3.34
Live links
Live link direction: exercise of court’s powers
rule 3.35
Content of application for a live link direction
rule 3.36
Application to vary or rescind a live link direction
rule 3.37
Application containing information withheld from another party
rule 3.38
Representations in response
rule 3.39

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-3
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