The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997

Notifying the accused’s commanding officer

7.—(1) Where the prosecutor has preferred a charge against an accused to be tried by court-martial, the prosecutor shall notify the commanding officer of the accused of the charge by sending to the commanding officer the prosecution papers.

(2) In these Rules, “the prosecution papers” means—

(a) a copy of the charge sheet;

(b) a statement of the prosecution case;

(c) a list of any witnesses whom the prosecutor proposes to call and copies of their statements;

(d) a list of any exhibits which the prosecutor proposes to put in evidence and copies of those exhibits or details of their whereabouts;

(e) notice of any additional evidence which the prosecutor intends to adduce;

(f) a record of any previous convictions of—

(i) the accused; and

(ii) all witnesses to be called by the prosecutor; and

(g) a list of all unused material.