Legislation – Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022
Part 1
Judicial review
2 Exclusion of review of Upper Tribunal’s permission-to-appeal decisions
Part 2
Courts, tribunals and coroners
Written procedures for dealing with summary offences
3 Automatic online conviction and penalty for certain summary offences
4 Guilty plea in writing: extension to proceedings following police charge
5 Extension of single justice procedure to corporations
Offences triable either way: determining the mode of trial
6 Written procedure for indicating plea and determining mode of trial: adults
7 Initial option for adult accused to reject summary trial at hearing
8 Written procedure for indicating plea and determining mode of trial: children
9 Powers to proceed if accused absent from allocation hearing
Transfer of cases between courts
10 Sending cases to Crown Court for trial
11 Powers of Crown Court to remit cases to the magistrates’ court
12 Powers of youth court to transfer cases if accused turns 18
Sentencing powers of magistrates’ courts
13 Maximum term of imprisonment on summary conviction for either-way offence
Miscellaneous and consequential provision
14 Involvement of parent or guardian in proceedings conducted in writing
15 Removal of certain requirements for hearings about procedural matters
16 Documents to be served in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules
17 Power to make consequential or supplementary provision
18 Consequential and related amendments
19 Rules for online procedure in courts and tribunals
20 “Specified kinds” of proceedings
21 Provision supplementing section 19
22 The Online Procedure Rule Committee
23 General powers of the Online Procedure Rule Committee
24 Power to make certain provision about dispute-resolution services
25 Power to change certain requirements relating to the Committee
26 Process for making Online Procedure Rules
27 Power to require Online Procedure Rules to be made
28 Power to make amendments in relation to Online Procedure Rules
29 Duty to make support available for those who require it
30 Power to make consequential or supplementary provision
31 Amendments of other legislation
32 Judicial agreement to certain regulations
33 Interpretation of this Chapter
Chapter 3 Employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal
34 Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules
36 Saving for existing procedural provisions
37 Exercise of tribunal functions by authorised persons
38 Responsibility for remunerating tribunal members
39 Discontinuance of investigation where cause of death becomes clear
40 Power to conduct non-contentious inquests in writing
41 Use of audio or video links at inquests
42 Suspension of requirement for jury at inquest where coronavirus suspected
43 Phased transition to new coroner areas
44 Provision of information to registrar when investigation discontinued
Chapter 5 Other provisions about courts and tribunals
45 Abolition of local justice areas
Courthouses in the City of London
46 The Mayor’s and City of London Court: removal of duty to provide premises
47 The City of London Magistrates’ Court: removal of duty to provide premises
Pro bono representation in courts and tribunals
48 Payments in respect of pro bono representation
Part 3
Final provisions
51 Commencement and transitional provision
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Documents to be served in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules
Schedule 2 Criminal procedure: consequential and related amendments
Schedule 3 Practice directions for online proceedings
Schedule 4 Online procedure: amendments
Schedule 5 Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules: further provision
Schedule 5Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules: further provision
Part 2Other amendments of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996
Employment tribunals
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