The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2007
These Rules add the following new provisions to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005:in Part 3 (Case management) a new rule 3.5(6) that sets out the sanctions a court may impose for failure to comply with a procedure rule or a procedural direction; a new rule 3.8(2) that requires the Crown Court to conduct a plea and case management hearing unless that is unnecessary; a new rule 3.10, in substitution for the existing rule, that requires the court to establish the issues the parties intend to explore at the trial or at the appeal; and new explanatory notes.a new Part 50 (Civil behaviour orders after verdict or finding), in substitution for the existing Part 50 (Supplementary orders made on conviction), that prescribes the procedure for applying in criminal cases for an anti-social behaviour order or other civil behaviour order.a new Part 74 (Appeal or reference to the House of Lords), in substitution for the existing Part 74, that prescribes the procedure for applying to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal, or to refer a case, to the House of Lords.new rules in Part 2 (Understanding and applying the Rules) explain when the new rules in Parts 50 and 74 will apply and make transitional provisions about other amendments made by these Rules.