Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules7

In Part 13 (Warrants for arrest, detention or imprisonment), in rule 13.4 (Information to be included in a warrant)—

a

renumber paragraph (3) as (5); and

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

3

A warrant for detention or imprisonment must include such an indication of the defendant’s physical and mental health as may be needed to alert those to whom the warrant is directed—

a

to any vulnerability of the defendant; and

b

to any risk to others that may be posed by the defendant.

4

The indication required by paragraph (3) may be given by reference to an accompanying document.