Announcements from the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
Latest news about the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Criminal Practice Directions and the Rule Committee.
2026
October 2026
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The main changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026 came into force on Monday 5 October 2026. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and Practice Directions page now includes those changes.
August 2026
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules below describes those changes. The new rules are published on the legislation.gov.uk website. When they come into force, on Monday 5 October 2026 and the other dates listed in the rules, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and Practice Directions 2023 page, too.
April 2026
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 came into force on Monday 6 April 2026. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and Practice Directions page now includes those changes.
February 2026
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules below describes those changes. The new rules are published on the legislation.gov.uk website. When they come into force, on Monday 6 April 2026, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and Practice Directions 2023 page, too
2025
October 2025
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee appointments
Lord Justice Holroyde, Ms Justice Norton, Shade Abiodun and Chief Constable Rob Nixon all have retired from the Committee. We are indebted to them for their service. The Lady Chief Justice has appointed Lord Justice Edis as a Court of Appeal judge member and as the Committee’s deputy chair, Mr Justice Griffiths as a High Court judge member, and HH Judge Gareth Branston as a Circuit judge member. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Bartholomew Dalton as a solicitor member and Chief Constable Tim De Meyer as the Committee member nominated by the National Police Chiefs Council. The list of Committee members has been brought up to date to include these appointments.
Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 now in force
The new, consolidated, Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 came into force on Monday 6 October 2025. The Rules page on this website now contains the new rules.
July 2025
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made a new consolidation of the Criminal Procedure Rules. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 replace the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and the amendments made to those rules since then. The guide beneath describes them. When the new rules come into force, on Monday 6 October 2025, they will replace the rules on the page at Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020.
April 2025
Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force
The changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 came into force on Monday 7 April 2025. The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page now includes those changes.
February 2025
Index to the Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Directions
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has published an index to the Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Directions. The index is published on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has made some changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules. The guide to the new rules, below, describes those changes. The new rules are published on the Legislation website. When they come into force, on Monday 7 April 2025, the changes they make to the Criminal Procedure Rules will appear on the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions 2020 page.
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