{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-18.21/enacted",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-18.21/enacted.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/enacted",
  "path": "rule/18.21",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "18.21",
  "heading": "Representations in response to application or proposal",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies where a party wants to make representations about—\n(a) an application or proposal for the appointment of an intermediary to facilitate a defendant’s effective participation in the trial; or\n(b) an application or proposal for the variation or discharge of such an appointment.\n(2) Such a party must—\n(a) serve the representations on—\n(i) the court officer, and\n(ii) each other party;\n(b) do so not more than 10 business days after, as applicable—\n(i) service of the application, or\n(ii) notice of the appointment, variation or discharge that the court proposes; and\n(c) ask for a hearing, if that party wants one, and explain why it is needed.\n(3) Representations against such an appointment, variation or discharge must explain why the criteria that apply are not met.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "enacted",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 18.21 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/18.21",
    "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."
}