The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006
These Rules add the following new provisions to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 (“the Rules”):A new Part 33 (expert evidence), in substitution for the existing Part 33, which sets out the duty of an expert to the court and the content of an expert’s report. It allows the court to direct that defence evidence will be given by a single joint expert.A new Part 36 (evidence about a complainant’s sexual behaviour), in substitution for the existing Part 36, which revises and simplifies the rules about applications under section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.A new rule 2.1 (when the Rules apply) explains when the new expert evidence rules in Part 33 will apply.