CROWN COURT CASE PROGRESSION PRELIMINARY HEARING Date of hearing: / / Judge:

Prosecution advocate: D1 [bail][custody] represented by: D2 [bail][custody] represented by: D3 [bail][custody] represented by: D4 [bail][custody] represented by: D5 [bail][custody] represented by:

No. of case in Crown Court: URN: Has the defendant been advised about credit for pleading guilty? D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Has the defendant been warned that if he is on bail and fails to attend, the proceedings may continue in his absence?

1) TRIAL JUDGE Should the future management of the case be under the supervision of the trial judge or a nominated judge? YES/NO . 2) PLEA Is it likely that the case can be concluded by the D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 defendant pleading guilty? If yes and if the defendant cannot be sentenced at the preliminary hearing, go to 3) and/or 4) as appropriate

3) LIKELY GUILTY PLEA a. The defendant will be sentenced on: / / or at the plea and case management hearing b. The directions made by the magistrates’ court when the case was sent shall apply subject to the following amendments:

c. The pre-sentence report (if required) to be received by the Crown Court and made available to the defence and the prosecution by: d. The defence to serve any material which it wishes the court to consider when sentencing the defendants by: e. Does the defence intend to make “derogatory assertions” D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 against a person’s character in the course of mitigation? f. If yes, the court orders: g. Are there any other matters against a defendant which D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 should be dealt with at the same time as the proceedings in this case (other offences/TIC’s)? i. If yes, give brief details:

j. If there are other matters, the court orders:

k. Further orders (e.g. orders re medical, psychiatric reports, confiscation proceedings or Newton hearings):

4) DIRECTIONS FOR PLEA AND CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING a. The directions made by the magistrates’ court when the case was sent shall apply subject to the following amendments:

b. Further orders:

5) EXPERT EVIDENCE a. Is this a case in which the parties will rely on expert P D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 evidence? b. If yes, the court orders:

6) TRIAL a. Can the date of the trial or the period during which the trial will take place be fixed now? YES/NO b. If yes, the trial will take place on: or within the period of : and it is estimated that it will last: