# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 30.7: Information to be included in a warrant of control

Extent: E+W

(1) A warrant must identify—
(a) each person to whom it is directed;
(b) the defendant against whom it was issued;
(c) the sum for which it was issued and the reason that sum is owed;
(d) the court or fines officer who issued it, unless that is otherwise recorded by the court officer; and
(e) the court office for the court or fines officer who issued it.
(2) A person to whom a warrant is directed must record on it the date and time at which it is received.
(3) A warrant that contains an error is not invalid, as long as—
(a) it was issued in respect of a lawful decision by the court or fines officer; and
(b) it contains enough information to identify that decision.
[Note. See sections 78 and 125ZA of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/30.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-30.7
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