Rule 47.3 Documents and recordings held by the court officerI1

England and Wales

(1)

Unless the court otherwise directs—

(a)

the court officer—

(i)

must either keep a written application, and a recording of any hearing of an application, or arrange for the whole or any part to be kept by some other appropriate person, including the applicant, subject to any conditions that the court may impose, and

(ii)

must arrange for any separate document to which rule 47.26(4) refers (information that the applicant thinks should be kept confidential) to be retained by the applicant, subject to any such conditions; and

(b)

a person who, under such arrangements, keeps an application or recording, or retains such a document, must return it to the court if and when the court officer so requires.

(2)

Where the court makes an order when the court office is closed, the applicant must, not more than 72 hours later, serve on the court officer—

(a)

a copy of the order; and

(b)

any written material that was submitted to the court.

(3)

Where the court issues a warrant—

(a)

the applicant must return it to the court officer as soon as practicable after it has been executed, and in any event not more than 3 months after it was issued (unless other legislation otherwise provides); and

(b)

the court officer must—

(i)

keep the warrant for 12 months after its return, and

(ii)

during that period, make it available for inspection by the occupier of the premises to which it relates, if that occupier asks to inspect it.

[Note. See section 16(10) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1.]

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 47.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 60; section 16(10) was substituted by section 114 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

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)