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  1. Introductory Text

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    Part 1 Judicial review

    1. 1.Quashing orders

    2. 2.Exclusion of review of Upper Tribunal’s permission-to-appeal decisions

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    Part 2 Courts, tribunals and coroners

    1. Chapter 1 Criminal procedure

      1. Written procedures for dealing with summary offences

        1. 3.Automatic online conviction and penalty for certain summary offences

        2. 4.Guilty plea in writing: extension to proceedings following police charge

        3. 5.Extension of single justice procedure to corporations

      2. Offences triable either way: determining the mode of trial

        1. 6.Written procedure for indicating plea and determining mode of trial: adults

        2. 7.Initial option for adult accused to reject summary trial at hearing

        3. 8.Written procedure for indicating plea and determining mode of trial: children

        4. 9.Powers to proceed if accused absent from allocation hearing

      3. Transfer of cases between courts

        1. 10.Sending cases to Crown Court for trial

        2. 11.Powers of Crown Court to remit cases to the magistrates’ court

        3. 12.Powers of youth court to transfer cases if accused turns 18

      4. Sentencing powers of magistrates’ courts

        1. 13.Maximum term of imprisonment on summary conviction for either-way offence

      5. Miscellaneous and consequential provision

        1. 14.Involvement of parent or guardian in proceedings conducted in writing

        2. 15.Removal of certain requirements for hearings about procedural matters

        3. 16.Documents to be served in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules

        4. 17.Power to make consequential or supplementary provision

        5. 18.Consequential and related amendments

    2. Chapter 2 Online procedure

      1. 19.Rules for online procedure in courts and tribunals

      2. 20.“Specified kinds” of proceedings

      3. 21.Provision supplementing section 19

      4. 22.The Online Procedure Rule Committee

      5. 23.General powers of the Online Procedure Rule Committee

      6. 24.Power to make certain provision about dispute-resolution services

      7. 25.Power to change certain requirements relating to the Committee

      8. 26.Process for making Online Procedure Rules

      9. 27.Power to require Online Procedure Rules to be made

      10. 28.Power to make amendments in relation to Online Procedure Rules

      11. 29.Duty to make support available for those who require it

      12. 30.Power to make consequential or supplementary provision

      13. 31.Amendments of other legislation

      14. 32.Judicial agreement to certain regulations

      15. 33.Interpretation of this Chapter

    3. Chapter 3 Employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal

      1. 34.Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules

      2. 35.Composition of tribunals

      3. 36.Saving for existing procedural provisions

      4. 37.Exercise of tribunal functions by authorised persons

      5. 38.Responsibility for remunerating tribunal members

    4. Chapter 4 Coroners

      1. 39.Discontinuance of investigation where cause of death becomes clear

      2. 40.Power to conduct non-contentious inquests in writing

      3. 41.Use of audio or video links at inquests

      4. 42.Suspension of requirement for jury at inquest where coronavirus suspected

      5. 43.Phased transition to new coroner areas

      6. 44.Provision of information to registrar when investigation discontinued

    5. Chapter 5 Other provisions about courts and tribunals

      1. Local justice areas

        1. 45.Abolition of local justice areas

      2. Courthouses in the City of London

        1. 46.The Mayor’s and City of London Court: removal of duty to provide premises

        2. 47.The City of London Magistrates’ Court: removal of duty to provide premises

      3. Pro bono representation in courts and tribunals

        1. 48.Payments in respect of pro bono representation

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    Part 3 Final provisions

    1. 49.Regulations

    2. 50.Extent

    3. 51.Commencement and transitional provision

    4. 52.Short title

  5. Schedules

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      Schedule 1

      Documents to be served in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules

      1. 1.Road Traffic Act 1960

      2. 2.Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

      3. 3.Prices Act 1974

      4. 4.Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975

      5. 5.Isle of Man Act 1979

      6. 6.Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

      7. 7.Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

      8. 8.Video Recordings Act 1984 

      9. 9.Weights and Measures Act 1985

      10. 10.Road Traffic Act 1988

      11. 11.Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

      12. 12.Transport and Works Act 1992

      13. 13.Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

      14. 14.Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

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      Schedule 2

      Criminal procedure: consequential and related amendments

      1. 1.Amendments in connection with section 3

      2. 2.In section 8 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988...

      3. 3.(1) Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 (collection of...

      4. 4.(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows....

      5. 5.Amendment in connection with section 4

      6. 6.Amendments in connection with sections 6 to 8

      7. 7.In section 47 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act...

      8. 8.(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as...

      9. 9.Amendments in connection with section 9

      10. 10.Amendments in connection with section 10

      11. 11.(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as...

      12. 12.Amendments in connection with section 11

      13. 13.In section 122(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009...

      14. 14.In section 26 of the Sentencing Code (provision about remission...

      15. 15.Amendments in connection with section 12

      16. 16.Amendments in connection with section 13

      17. 17.In section 141(5A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (maximum...

      18. 18.In section 113(10A) of the Scotland Act 1998 (maximum terms...

      19. 19.(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows....

      20. 20.In section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005 (offence of...

      21. 21.In Part 5 of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act...

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      Schedule 3

      Practice directions for online proceedings

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        Part 1 Civil proceedings and family proceedings in England and Wales

        1. 1.Power to give practice directions

        2. 2.Contents of practice directions

        3. 3.Giving practice directions

        4. 4.Particular provision in practice directions

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        Part 2 Proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal

        1. 5.Power to give practice directions

        2. 6.Contents of practice directions

        3. 7.Giving practice directions

        4. 8.Particular provision in practice directions

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        Part 3 Proceedings in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal

        1. 9.Power to give practice directions

        2. 10.Contents of practice directions

        3. 11.Giving practice directions

        4. 12.Particular provision in practice directions

        5. 13.Practice directions relating to mediation

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      Schedule 4

      Online procedure: amendments

      1. 1.Employment Tribunals Act 1996

      2. 2.Civil Procedure Act 1997

      3. 3.Courts Act 2003

      4. 4.Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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      Schedule 5

      Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules: further provision

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        Part 1 Making and content of Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules

        1. 1.In the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, before Schedule 1 insert—...

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        Part 2 Other amendments of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996

        1. 2.Introduction

        2. 3.Employment tribunals

        3. 4.(1) Section 7B (mediation) is amended as follows.

        4. 5.(1) Section 9 (pre-hearing reviews) is amended as follows.

        5. 6.(1) Section 10 (national security) is amended as follows.

        6. 7.Omit section 10A (confidential information).

        7. 8.In section 11 (restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual...

        8. 9.In section 12 (restriction of publicity in disability cases)—

        9. 10.In section 12A(9) (subsequent award of compensation not to necessitate...

        10. 11.(1) Section 13 (costs and expenses) is amended as follows....

        11. 12.(1) Section 13A (payments in respect of preparation time) is...

        12. 13.In section 14 (interest), in subsections (1) and (3)(f), for...

        13. 14.In section 15 (enforcement)— (a) in subsection (1), for “employment...

        14. 15.(1) Section 18A (requirement to contact ACAS before instituting proceedings)...

        15. 16.In section 19(1) (conciliation procedure), for “Employment tribunal procedure regulations...

        16. 17.In section 19A(9) (power to provide time limits for certain...

        17. 18.Employment Appeal Tribunal

        18. 19.After section 30 insert— National security (1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision about...

        19. 20.In section 31 (restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual...

        20. 21.In section 32 (restriction of publicity in disability cases)—

        21. 22.(1) Section 34 (costs and expenses) is amended as follows....

        22. 23.General

        23. 24.After section 37QA (inserted by section 34(4) of this Act)...

        24. 25.(1) Section 41 (orders, regulations and rules) is amended as...

        25. 26.In section 42(1) (definition of terms)— (a) omit the definitions...

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        Part 3 Related amendments of other legislation

        1. 27.Employment Rights Act 1996

        2. 28.Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

        3. 29.(1) Schedule 5 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act...

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