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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-special-measures-directions-and-directions-prohibiting-cross-examination-rules-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1688",
  "legislation_title": "The Crown Court (Special Measures Directions and Directions Prohibiting Cross-examination) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-special-measures-directions-and-directions-prohibiting-cross-examination-rules-2002",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules contain provisions relating to applications for a special measures direction in the case of witnesses who require assistance on the grounds of age or incapacity or on the grounds of fear or distress about testifying. Rule 2 provides for application for a special measures direction to be made in the form specified in the Schedule to the Rules or a form to the like effect. Applications for a direction to give evidence by means of a live television link or by means of a video recording of the witness’s testimony must provide the additional information specified in Part B or Part C of the form. Rule 3 provides rules for extending the time for making an application for a special measures direction and rule 4 provides for late applications.\nRule 5 provides for an application to be made to vary or discharge a special measures direction which has already been made. Rule 6 provides for renewal applications where a material change of circumstances has occurred since an application was refused.\nAdditional requirements are imposed where the application relates either to the giving of evidence by means of a live television link (rule 7) or the admission of a video recording of an interview of the witness as evidence in chief of the witness (rule 8).\nRule 9 provides for the mutual disclosure between the parties of expert evidence to be adduced in connection with the application for the special measures direction.\nRule 10 inserts a new rule 24E in the Crown Court Rules 1982 and makes provision relating to applications for a direction preventing an accused in criminal proceedings from cross-examining a witness in person.\nRule 11 contains revocations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1688/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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