The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020

Registrar’s duty to provide copy documents for appeal or reference

36.11.  Unless the court otherwise directs, for the purposes of an appeal or reference—

(a) the Registrar must—

(i) provide a party with a copy of any document or transcript held by the Registrar for such purposes, or

(ii) allow a party to inspect such a document or transcript,

on payment by that party of any charge fixed by the Treasury; but

(b) the Registrar must not provide a copy or allow the inspection of—

(i) a document provided only for the court and the Registrar, or

(ii) a transcript of a public interest ruling or of an application for such a ruling.

[Note. Section 21 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 requires the Registrar to collect, prepare and provide documents needed by the court.]