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Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026: key CrimPR 2025 changes on open justice, indictments, witness statements, fines, behaviour orders and RIPA, effective February and April 2026 (England and Wales)

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This Practice Note sets out the principal updates to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (CrimPR 2025), SI 2025/909 introduced by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026, SI 2026/47. Most amendments commenced on 6 April 2026, with limited provisions starting on 23 February 2026. The changes cover:

  • confirmation of the open justice principle as it applies to access to court records
  • revisions to time limits that are stated in business days
  • adjustments to the process for objecting to written witness statements
  • clarification of magistrates’ courts’ powers concerning fines
  • substantial reworking of the rules dealing with behaviour orders
  • updates on judicial approval requirements under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA 2000)
  • a series of technical corrections

The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has issued a guide to the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026, which is available here.

Corrections to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025

These corrections apply from 23 February 2026. On 6 October 2025, the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (CrimPR 2025), SI 2025/909 replaced and revoked the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (CrimPR 2020), SI 2020/759. See Practice Note: Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR)—update October 2025 [Archived]. The Schedule to the Criminal Procedure (Amendment)...

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