# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 36.7: Notice of hearings and decisions

Extent: E+W

(1) The Registrar must give as much notice as reasonably practicable of every hearing to—
(a) the parties;
(b) any party’s custodian;
(c) any other person whom the court requires to be notified; and
(d) the Crown Court officer, where Parts 37, 38 or 40 apply.
(2) The Registrar must serve every decision on—
(a) the parties;
(b) any other person whom the court requires to be served; and
(c) the Crown Court officer and any party’s custodian, where the decision determines an appeal or application for permission to appeal.
(3) But where a hearing or decision is about a public interest ruling, the Registrar must not—
(a) give notice of that hearing to; or
(b) serve that decision on,
anyone other than the prosecutor who applied for that ruling, unless the court otherwise directs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/36.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-36.7
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

