# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 8.2: Providing initial details of the prosecution case

Extent: E+W

(1) The prosecutor must serve initial details of the prosecution case on the court officer—
(a) as soon as practicable; and
(b) in any event, no later than the beginning of the day of the first hearing.
(2) Where a defendant requests those details, the prosecutor must serve them on the defendant—
(a) as soon as practicable; and
(b) in any event, no later than the beginning of the day of the first hearing.
(3) Where a defendant does not request those details, the prosecutor must make them available to the defendant at, or before, the beginning of the day of the first hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/8.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-8.2
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