# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 21.5: Reasons for decisions

Extent: E+W

The court must announce at a hearing in public (but in the absence of the jury, if there is one) the reasons for a decision—
(a) to admit evidence as evidence of bad character, or to refuse to do so; or
(b) to direct an acquittal or a retrial under section 107 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
[Note. See section 110 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/21.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-21.5
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