Attorney General鈥檚 Guidelines on Disclosure 2020
皇冠体育app Attorney General鈥檚 revised Guidelines on Disclosure will come into force on 31 December 2020.
Applies to England and Wales
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皇冠体育appse Guidelines are issued by the Attorney General for investigators, prosecutors and defence practitioners on the application of the disclosure regime contained in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (鈥楥PIA鈥�) Code of Practice Order 2020.
皇冠体育appse Guidelines replace the existing Attorney General鈥檚 Guidelines on Disclosure issued in 2013 and the Supplementary Guidelines on Digital Material issued in 2013, which is an annex to the general guidelines. 皇冠体育app Guidelines are intended to operate alongside the Judicial Protocol on the Disclosure of Unused Material in Criminal Cases.
皇冠体育app Guidelines outline the high level principles which should be followed when the disclosure regime is applied throughout England and Wales. 皇冠体育appy are not designed to be an unequivocal statement of the law at any one time, nor are they a substitute for a thorough understanding of the relevant legislation, codes of practice, case law and procedure.
皇冠体育app Attorney General鈥檚 revised Guidelines on Disclosure will come into force on 31 December 2020.