{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-34.7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-34.7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025",
  "path": "rule/34.7",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "34.7",
  "heading": "Preparation for appeal",
  "text": "(1) The Crown Court may conduct a preparation for appeal hearing (and if necessary more than one such hearing) where―\n(a) it is necessary to conduct such a hearing in order to give directions for the effective determination of the appeal; or\n(b) such a hearing is required to set ground rules for the conduct of the questioning of a witness or appellant.\n(2) Where under rule 34.3(4) a party gives notice to reintroduce material or to renew an application first introduced or made in the magistrates’ court—\n(a) no other notice or application to the same effect otherwise required by these Rules need be served; and\n(b) any objection served by the other party in the magistrates’ court is treated as renewed unless within 15 business days that party serves notice withdrawing it.\n(3) Paragraphs (4) and (5) apply where—\n(a) the appeal is against conviction or against a finding of guilt;\n(b) a party wants to introduce material or make an application under a Part of these Rules listed in rule 34.3(3); and\n(c) that party gives no notice of reintroduction or renewal under rule 34.3(4) (whether because the conditions for giving such a notice are not met or for any other reason).\n(4) Such a party must serve the material, notice or application required by that Part not more than 15 business days after service of the appeal notice.\n(5) Subject to paragraph (4), the requirements of that Part apply (for example, as to the form in which a notice must be given or an application made and as to the time and form in which such a notice or application may be opposed).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 34.7 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/34.7",
    "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."
}