Rule 26.5 Surrender of electronic communication devices by jurorsI1

England and Wales

(1)

This rule applies where the court can order the members of a jury to surrender for a specified period any electronic communication devices that they possess.

(2)

The court may make such an order—

(a)

on application; or

(b)

on its own initiative.

(3)

A party who wants the court to make such an order must—

(a)

apply as soon as reasonably practicable;

(b)

notify each other party;

(c)

specify for what period any device should be surrendered; and

(d)

explain why—

(i)

the proposed order is necessary or expedient in the interest of justice, and

(ii)

the terms of the proposed order are a proportionate means of safeguarding those interests.

[Note. See section 15A of the Juries Act 1974^f1.]

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 26.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Footnotes

f1: 1974 c. 23; section 15A was inserted by section 69 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2).