{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-24.10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-24.10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025",
  "path": "rule/24.10",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "24.10",
  "heading": "Application to withdraw a guilty plea",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies where the defendant wants to withdraw a guilty plea.\n(2) The defendant must apply to do so—\n(a) as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the reasons for doing so; and\n(b) before sentence.\n(3) Unless the court otherwise directs, the application must be in writing and the defendant must serve it on—\n(a) the court officer; and\n(b) the prosecutor.\n(4) The application must—\n(a) explain why it would be unjust not to allow the defendant to withdraw the guilty plea;\n(b) identify—\n(i) any witness that the defendant wants to call, and\n(ii) any other proposed evidence; and\n(c) say whether the defendant waives legal professional privilege, giving any relevant name and date.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 24.10 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/721",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/721",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/24.10",
    "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."
}