Rule 47.27 Information to be included in a warrantI1

England and Wales As made

(1)

A warrant must identify—

(a)

the person or description of persons by whom it may be executed;

(b)

any person who may accompany a person executing the warrant;

(c)

so far as practicable—

(i)

the documents, electronic devices, or kinds of devices, or other material, or persons to be sought, and

(ii)

any information to be sought which may be stored electronically;

(d)

the legislation under which it was issued;

(e)

the name of the applicant;

(f)

the court that issued it, unless that is otherwise recorded by the court officer;

(g)

the court office for the court that issued it; and

(h)

the date on which it was issued.

(2)

A warrant must specify—

(a)

either—

(i)

the premises to be searched, where the application was for authority to search specified premises, or

(ii)

the person in occupation or control of premises to be searched, where the application was for authority to search any premises occupied or controlled by that person; and

(b)

the number of occasions on which specified premises may be searched, if more than one.

(3)

A warrant must include an indication that it has been approved by the court that issued it.

(4)

Where a warrant comprises more than a single page, each page must include such an indication.

(5)

A copy of a warrant must include a prominent certificate that it is such a copy.

[Note. See sections 15 and 16 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1. Not all the powers to which the rules in this Section apply permit the issue of a warrant in respect of all premises occupied or controlled by a specified person: see, for example, rule 47.32 (Application for warrant under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002).]

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 47.27 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 60; section 16 was amended by paragraph 281 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), sections 113 and 114 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and article 8 of S.I. 2005/3496.

Notes on Part 47

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 47 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)