The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 No. 759 (L. 19)

PART 3 E+W CASE MANAGEMENT

PREPARATION FOR TRIAL IN A MAGISTRATES’ COURT E+W

Place of magistrates’ court trial E+W

3.17.  The court officer must arrange for a magistrates’ court trial to take place in a courtroom provided by the Lord Chancellor, unless—

(a) the court otherwise directs; or

(b) the case is one to which rule 24.9 (Single justice procedure: special rules) applies.

[Note. See section 3 of the Courts Act 2003(1) and section 16A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(2).

In some circumstances the court may conduct all or part of the hearing outside a courtroom. The members of the court may discuss the verdict and sentence outside the courtroom.]

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 3.17 in force at 5.10.2020, see Preamble

(1)

2003 c. 39.

(2)

1980 c. 43; section 16A was inserted by section 48 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2).