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Magistrates’ court criminal case management checklist (England and Wales): IDPC, pleas, PET and trial directions, BCM for Crown Court, disclosure, non-compliance sanctions and adjournments

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This Checklist should be read alongside Practice Note: Case management in the magistrates’ courts.

Prior to getting to court

Be aware that some criminal matters are managed through Common Platform (the magistrates’ court’s digital case management system). In such instances, the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case (IDPC) and other case material are served and retrieved online via Common Platform. Case progression—such as completing the Preparation for Effective Trial (PET) form and serving any applications—is also carried out through Common Platform. For further details, see Practice Note: How to use Common Platform and the Digital Case System.

Requesting the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case

Defence advocates should obtain the IDPC by contacting the relevant Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) contact through:

  • emailing
  • telephoning
  • writing

The contact details are available on the website for the relevant CPS district...

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Kathryn Hughes
Kathryn Hughes

Kathryn specialises in white-collar crime cases with a particular focus on financial crime and bribery and corruption. She has experience working as part of the legal team on various high profile SFO investigations, both acting for the SFO and for private companies and individuals in such investigations. Kathryn has also spent a considerable amount of time working with the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering teams at a leading global investment bank and has an acute understanding of the complexities of the law and regulation in this field both in the UK and the US. Kathryn is also experienced in international arbitration. For example, in 2018 she worked with a leading Chinese oil and gas company and its overseas subsidiary as claimants in a multi-billion dollar arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) related to their investment in a European oil...

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