PART 11DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS
Application to postpone the publication of information by the prosecutorI111.9
1
This rule applies where the prosecutor—
a
makes an application under rule 11.4 (Application to approve the terms of an agreement), rule 11.5 (Application on breach of agreement) or rule 11.6 (Application to approve a variation of the terms of an agreement);
b
decides not to make an application under rule 11.5, despite believing that the defendant has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement; or
c
gives a notice under rule 11.8 (Notice to discontinue prosecution).
2
A party who wants the court to order that the publication of information by the prosecutor about the court’s or the prosecutor’s decision should be postponed must—
a
apply in writing, as soon as practicable and in any event before such publication occurs;
b
serve the application on—
i
the court officer, and
ii
the other party; and
c
in the application—
i
specify the proposed terms of the order, and for how long it should last, and
ii
explain why an order in the terms proposed is necessary.
[Note. See paragraph 12 of Schedule 17 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
Part 6 of these Rules contains rules about applications for a restriction on reporting what takes place at a public hearing, or public access to what otherwise would be a public hearing.]