Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court


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Practice notes
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Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court


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Practice notes
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The effective management of criminal cases is a key objective of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759 (CrimPR). Part 3 of the CrimPR contains the Rules relating to active Case management. CrimPR, SI 2020/759, rr 3.1–3.15 apply to all cases in the magistrates’ court and the Crown Court. CrimPR, SI 2020/759, rr 3.16–3.18, relate to cases in the magistrates’ court. See Practice Note: Case management in the magistrates’ courts. CrimPR, SI 2020/759, rr 3.19–3.34 apply to cases in the Crown Court.

The CrimPR provide for two main types of Case management hearing in the Crown Court which are described more fully below:

  1. •

    plea and trial preparation hearings (PTPHs), and

  2. •

    further case management hearings (FCMHs)

FCMHs should only take place in complex cases. This means that in the majority of cases, following the PTPH the next time the case comes before the court, it will be for trial. These hearings form a key element of the Better Case Management (BCM) initiative which aims to improve the way cases

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What does Case management mean?

The procedural role of the court in ensuring the disposal of disputes in accordance with the overriding objective.

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