Fitness to Plead in UK Law
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Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
... ... on an indictment; to make provision about findings of unfitness to plead and about persons found unfit to plead or not guilty by reason of ... 22: Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales ... (1) The Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act ... ...
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The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020
... ... , among other things―(i) whether the defendant is likely to plead guilty or not guilty,(ii) what is agreed and what is likely to be ... Court requires expert medical opinion about the defendant’s fitness to participate at trial, under section 4 of the Criminal Procedure ... ...
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Coronavirus Act 2020
... ... reason, including where the Registrar suspects that the person's fitness to practise may be impaired.(8) A person's registration as a member of a ... ...
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The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015
... ... , among other things―(i) whether the defendant is likely to plead guilty or not guilty,(ii) what is agreed and what is likely to be ... of criminal proceedings, including evidence required to determine fitness to plead or for the purpose of sentencing ... (1) An expert must help ... ...
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The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018
... ... Court requires expert medical opinion about the defendant’s fitness to participate at trial, under section 4 of the Criminal Procedure ... under which the Crown Court may determine a defendant’s fitness to plead; ... (b) (b) section 35 of the Mental Health Act 1983 5 , under which ... ...
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Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991
... ... court are of opinion that it is expedient to do so and in the interests of the accused, they may postpone consideration of the question of fitness to be tried until any time up to the opening of the case for the defence.(3) If, before the question of fitness to be tried falls to be determined, ... ...
- The Criminal Procedure Rules 2011
- Juries Act 1974
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Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
... ... the time when a jury is sworn to consider the issue of guilt or fitness to plead or, if the court accepts a plea of guilty before a jury is sworn, ... ...
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Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964
... ... 19), Sch. 7 ... 4: Finding of unfitness to plead ... (1) This section applies where on the trial of a person the question ... of the accused, they may postpone consideration of the question of fitness to be tried until any time up to the opening of the case for the defence ... ...
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