# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 41.6: Right to attend hearing

Extent: E+W

(1) A respondent who is in custody has a right to attend a hearing in public unless it is a hearing preliminary or incidental to a reference, including the hearing of an application for permission to refer a sentencing case.
(2) The court or the Registrar may direct that such a respondent is to attend a hearing by live link.
[Note. See rule 36.6 (Hearings) and paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Under paragraph 8 of that Schedule, the Court of Appeal may sentence in the absence of a defendant whose sentencing is referred.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/41.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-41.6
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