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Published date | 21 March 2018 |
Court | HM Courts & Tribunals Service |
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Crown Court Preliminary Hearing form (Section 28 Preliminary Hearing) |
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Date of hearing |
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Name of Prosecution advocate |
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Name of Defence advocate |
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Name of Defence solicitor |
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Nature of principal charge |
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Date of offence |
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Plea |
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a) What is the indication of plea? |
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Guilty Not guilty No plea taken |
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b) Can an Indictment be preferred? |
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Yes No |
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c) Can the Court proceed to arraignment? |
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Yes No |
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Expert evidence |
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Will parties rely on expert evidence? |
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Yes No |
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If ‘Yes’, the Court orders: |
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Directions for case management |
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a) Was there an objection to S.28? If so, was there an adjournment?
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No objection Objection raised Objection raised and adjourned to: |
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b) Section 28 Ruling: |
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c) Date for service of Prosecution papers (35 days from date of sending from magistrates’ court): |
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d) Date of service of ABE DVD: |
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e) Issues pertinent to the case identified by Defence: |
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f) Date of service for Defence Statement and witness requirements (28 days from c): |
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g) Is there any third party material to be relied on? |
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Yes No |
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If so, who holds it? |
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Any order relating to Third Party Material: |
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h) Does the witness require an intermediary or supporter? |
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Yes No |
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The intermediary shall file their report by: |
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i) Date and time of S.28 hearing: |
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Length of S.28 hearing (in hours): |
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j) Date for witness to refresh their memory: The Officer in the Case or another suitable police office shall attend during the memory refreshing and make a note of anything said by the witness.
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k) Date of Ground Rules Hearing (usually at least 7 days before S.28 hearing):
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Does the Defendant need to attend? Any intermediary must attend the Ground Rules Hearing.
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Defendant must attend Defendant need not attend |
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The defence shall file the Ground Rules Hearing form by: |
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l) The Judge (and advocates) shall meet the witness on: The advocates are not to meet the witness without the Judge.
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m) Date of PCMH: |
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n) Date of Trial: |
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o) S.4 Contempt of Court Act 1981 order has been made for the: |
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Ground Rules Hearing S.28 hearing |
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p) Further orders (please provide details): |
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Trial Judge |
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The case is allocated to: The future management of the case will be under the supervision of the trial judge. |
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Defendant |
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a) Has the Defendant been advised about credit for plea? |
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Yes No |
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b) Has the Defendant been warned that if he/she is on bail and fails to attend, the S.28 cross examination, and/or the trial the proceedings may continue in his/her absence... |
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