The Crown Court (Confiscation, Restraint and Receivership) Rules 2003

Statements in connection with confiscation orders

5.—(1) When the prosecutor or the Director is required, under section 16 of the Act, to give a statement to the Crown Court, the prosecutor or the Director, as the case may be, must also, as soon as practicable, serve a copy of the statement on the defendant.

(2) Any statement given to the Crown Court by the prosecutor or the Director under section 16 of the Act must, in addition to the information required by the Act, include the following information—

(a) the name of the defendant;

(b) the name of the person by whom the statement is made and the date on which it is made;

(c) where the statement is not given to the Crown Court immediately after the defendant has been convicted, the date on which and the place where the relevant conviction occurred.

(3) Where, under section 17 of the Act, the Crown Court orders the defendant to indicate the extent to which he accepts each allegation in a statement given by the prosecutor or the Director, the defendant must indicate this in writing to the prosecutor or the Director (as the case may be) and must give a copy to the Crown Court.

(4) Where the Crown Court orders the defendant to give to it any information under section 18 of the Act, the defendant must provide the information in writing and must, as soon as practicable, serve a copy of it on—

(a) the prosecutor, if the prosecutor asked the court to proceed under section 6 of the Act; or

(b) the Director, if the Director asked the court to proceed under section 6 of the Act.