Ministry of Justice
To streamline and modernise the practice and procedure to be followed in the criminal trials of England and Wales (section 69 of the Courts Act 2003 refers.) The membership reflects the key participants in the conduct of a criminal case. The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee consults widely before making new rules.
Established 2004. The first Criminal Procedure Rules were made in 2005 and the first consolidated Criminal Procedure Rules were made in 2010. Minutes of meetings available on request.
| Address | Secretariat to the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, 7th Floor 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ |
| Phone | 0203 334 4031 |
| CriminalProcedureRuleEnquiries@justice.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/criminal-procedure-rule-committee |
| Chair | The Rt. Hon. Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Jonathan Solly |
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