Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

19.  In Part 34 (Appeal to the Crown Court), in rule 34.1 (When this Part applies)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (1)(d)(vi) omit “or”,

(b)after paragraph (1)(d)(vii) insert—

(viii)section 342I(2) of the 2020 Act(1), or

(ix)section 46(5) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021(2).; and

(c)at the end of the note to the rule insert—

Under section 342I(2) of the Sentencing Act 2020 an applicant to a magistrates’ court for the variation, renewal or discharge of a serious violence reduction order made by that court, or a respondent to such an application, may appeal to the Crown Court against the decision of the magistrates’ court.

Under section 46(5), (7) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 an applicant to a magistrates’ court for the variation or discharge of a domestic abuse prevention order made by that court, or a respondent to such an application, may appeal to the Crown Court against the decision of the magistrates’ court.

(1)

2020 c. 17; section 342I is inserted by section 165 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32) with effect from a date to be appointed.

(2)

2021 c. 17; section 46 comes into force on a date to be appointed.