About us
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

The Criminal Procedure Rules govern the way criminal cases are managed, and set out the processes of the criminal courts.

Our responsibilities

We’re responsible for:
- making new Criminal Procedure Rules
- simplifying the existing rules
- discussing our decisions with the most appropriate people before our decisions are finalised
Our priorities

Our priorities are to:
- make the criminal justice system as accessible, fair and efficient as possible
- ensure that the rules are simply worded and easy to understand
Membership

The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee consists of the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales and 17 people appointed by the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor under section 70 of the Courts Act 2003 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/70).

The Lady Chief Justice is The Rt Hon. The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The other members of the Committee are:

Meeting agendas and minutes
- 3 October 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6914b70eeba5bda2026fc887/3_October_2025_agenda.pdf) (PDF, 155 KB, 2 pages)
- 3 October 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6914b6deeba5bda2026fc886/3_October_2025_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 183 KB, 4 pages)
- 11 July 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6908c1d119a898f0b1898191/crim-prc-11-july-2025-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 159 KB, 2 pages)
- 11 July 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6908c1e619a898f0b1898192/crim-prc-11-july-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 182 KB, 4 pages)
- 6 June 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6880da932b6fd60b7c160f33/crim-prc-6-june-2025-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 106 KB, 1 page)
- 6 June 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6880daa8f47abf78ca1d3552/crim-prc-6-june-2025-mins.pdf) (PDF, 173 KB, 4 pages)
- 2 May 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685a600deaa6f6419fade692/crimprc-2-may-2025-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 67.3 KB, 2 pages)
- 2 May 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685a6024e2e8fdfe8b652e1c/crimprc-2-may-2025-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 137 KB, 4 pages)
- 21 March 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6821c2b2d9c9bb76078f7ee9/21_March_2025_agenda.pdf) (PDF, 118 KB, 2 pages)
- 21 March 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6821c47dc66deec8488f7ef6/21_March_2025_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 161 KB, 4 pages)
- 7 February 2025 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e127724fed20c7f559f4a0/crim-prc-7-february-2025-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60.5 KB, 1 page)
- 7 February 2025 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e127acd8e313b503358c81/crim-prc-7-february-2025-mins.pdf) (PDF, 131 KB, 3 pages)
- 13 December 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ab43be5d27cee6cccec469/13_December_2024_agenda.pdf) (PDF, 95.4 KB, 1 page)
- 13 December 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ab4404d41dfb0b59cec477/13_December_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 160 KB, 4 pages)
- 8 November 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a1df9fb74b3d9dfe36c9b6/8_November_2024_agenda.pdf) (PDF, 91.5 KB, 1 page)
- 8 November 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67a1dfb3b74b3d9dfe36c9b7/8_November_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 152 KB, 4 pages)
- 4 October 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673b1daded0fc07b53499a9c/crimprc-4-october-2024-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60 KB, 1 page)
- 4 October 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673b1dc4fc572967fe66a934/crimprc-4-october-2024-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 138 KB, 4 pages)
- 12 July 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673b1d7dabe1d74ea7dade7e/crimprc-12-july-2024-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 58.3 KB, 1 page)
- 12 July 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673b1d9672f19089dfdade82/crimprc-12-july-2024-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 85.3 KB, 4 pages)
- 7 June 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a759c9fc8e12ac3edb05ca/crim-prc-7-june-2024-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 61 KB, 1 page)
- 7 June 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a759e00808eaf43b50d868/crim-prc-7-june-2024-mins.pdf) (PDF, 133 KB, 3 pages)
- 26 April 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a7599ece1fd0da7b592e43/crim-prc-26-april-2024-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60.4 KB, 1 page)
- 26 April 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a759b4ab418ab055592e67/crim-prc-26-april-2024-mins.pdf) (PDF, 86.9 KB, 4 pages)
- 15 March 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66472643b7249a4c6e9d36dd/cprc-15-march-2024-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 87.8 KB, 2 pages)
- 15 March 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6647265bb7249a4c6e9d36de/cprc-15-march-2024-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 137 KB, 5 pages)
- 2 February 2024 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66154d79eb8a1bb45e05e30b/2_February_2024_minutes.pdf) (PDF, 158 KB, 4 pages)
- 2 February 2024 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66154d612138732c33031b8f/2_February_2024_agenda.pdf) (PDF, 95.4 KB, 1 page)
- 8 December 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c9e6859c5b7f000c951c97/crimprc-8-december-2023-mins.pdf) (PDF, 90.6 KB, 4 pages)
- 8 December 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c9e66b14b83c000ca716a2/crimprc-8-december-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 59.8 KB, 1 page)
- 10 November 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6583077cfc07f300128d45ad/crim-pc-10-november-2023-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 131 KB, 4 pages)
- 10 November 2023 Agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65830763ed3c3400133bfcaf/crim-pc-10-november-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 62.4 KB, 1 page)
- 6 October 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65645f580c7ec8001195be64/crimprc-6-october-2023-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 136 KB, 4 pages)
- 6 October 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65645f200c7ec8001195be63/crimprc-6-october-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60.7 KB, 1 page)
- 14 July 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/653633b00b53920013a92b38/crimprc-14-july-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60 KB, 1 page)
- 14 July 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6538cd5a5e47a5000d989938/crimprc-14-july-2023-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages)
- 9 June 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c2240f7f0215000d88d844/crim-prc-9-june-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 90.5 KB, 1 page)
- 9 June 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c13d9ad4051a000d5a9465/crim-prc-9-june-2023-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 153 KB, 3 pages)
- 28 April 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6489c0905f7bb700127faa2d/crim-prc-28-april-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 60.7 KB, 1 page)
- 28 April 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6489c0a8b32b9e000ca96756/crim-prc-28-april-2023-mins.pdf) (PDF, 82.2 KB, 3 pages)
- 17 March 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/647db319b32b9e000ca9614b/cprc-agenda-17-march-2023.pdf) (PDF, 96.2 KB, 2 pages)
- 17 March 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/647dbaa5103ca6000c0398ec/cprc-minutes-17-march-2023.pdf) (PDF, 131 KB, 4 pages)
- 3 February 2023 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643eb10622ef3b000c66f46a/crim-prc-3-february-2023-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 117 KB, 1 page)
- 3 February 2023 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643eb11022ef3b000c66f46b/crim-prc-3-february-2023-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 156 KB, 4 pages)
- 9 December 2022 agenda (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63ea08bed3bf7f05c4a88701/crim-prc-9-december-2022-agenda.pdf) (PDF, 11.8 KB, 1 page)
- 9 December 2022 minutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63ea08d68fa8f50507f59c4d/crim-prc-9-december-2022-minutes.pdf) (PDF, 87.4 KB, 4 pages)