The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020

Accommodation or support requirements

14.13.—(1) This rule applies where the court imposes as a condition of bail a requirement, where available, that the defendant must—

(a) reside in accommodation provided for that purpose by, or on behalf of, a public authority; or

(b) receive bail support provided by, or on behalf of, a public authority.

(2) The court officer must—

(a) inform the person responsible for the provision of any such accommodation or support (‘the service provider’) of—

(i) the defendant’s name, and telephone number if available,

(ii) each offence with which the defendant is charged,

(iii) details of the requirement,

(iv) any other bail condition, and

(v) if fixed, the date on which the defendant must surrender to custody;

(b) inform the defendant and, where the defendant is under 16, an appropriate adult, of—

(i) the service provider’s identity and the means by which the service provider may be contacted, and

(ii) the address of any accommodation in which the defendant must live and sleep; and

(c) notify the service provider of any subsequent—

(i) variation or termination of the requirement,

(ii) variation or termination of any other bail condition, and

(iii) fixing or variation of the date on which the defendant must surrender to custody.