Navigating the procedure rule committee pages
Links to procedure rule committee pages on GOV.UK.
Applies to England and Wales
Reaching the pages you need
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You’ll also find links to each of the procedure rule committee’s content below and in the top right of each committee’s organisation pages.
Civil Procedure Rule Committee
The aim of the civil procedure rules is to enable the courts to deal with cases justly.
- Civil Procedure Rules
- News and updates
- Pre-Action Protocols
- Forms to use with Civil Procedure Rules
- Standard directions: help for people representing themselves
- Standard order templates and model paragraphs
- Civil Procedure Rules Glossary
- Rules of the Supreme Court - Schedule 1
- County Court Rules - Schedule 2
Family Procedure Rule Committee
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates’ courts.
- Family Procedure Rules
- News and updates
- Family Procedure Forms
- Statutory Instruments
- Family Procedure Rules Glossary
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
The criminal procedure rules give courts explicit powers to actively manage the preparation of criminal cases waiting to be heard, to get rid of unfair and avoidable delays.
- Criminal Procedure Rules
- Announcements, news and updates
- Criminal Procedure Forms
- Statutory Instruments
Other procedure rules for magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court
There are also some procedure rules for magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court which are not made by the other committees.