# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 2.1: When the Rules apply

Extent: E+W

(1) In general, Criminal Procedure Rules apply―
(a) in all criminal cases in magistrates’ courts and in the Crown Court;
(b) in extradition cases in the High Court; and
(c) in all cases in the criminal division of the Court of Appeal.
(2) If a rule applies only in one or some of those courts, the rule makes that clear.
(3) These Rules apply on and after 6th October 2025 but unless the court otherwise directs, they do not affect a right or duty existing under the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020.
[Note. The rules replaced by the first Criminal Procedure Rules (the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005) were revoked when those Rules came into force by provisions of the Courts Act 2003, the Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004 and the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 6 and Savings) Order 2004. The first Criminal Procedure Rules reproduced the substance of all the rules they replaced.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-2.1
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