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Criminal court deadline calculator

Deadlines under the Criminal Procedure Rules, including service of initial details of the prosecution case and the appeal windows that follow conviction and sentence.

England & Wales ยท Deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied ยท Methodology

Keep the England and Wales civil defaults and go straight to what happened, or change the jurisdiction and forum first.

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Cited to the rule

Deadlines this calculator covers

18 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

Magistrates to Crown Court appealCrimPR 2025 r.34.2(2)

15 business days from Sentence date

Respondent's notice (magistrates appeal)CrimPR 2025 r.34.2

15 business days from Appeal notice

Crown Court to CACD (conviction)s.18 CAA 1968

28 days from Conviction date

Crown Court to CACD (sentence)s.18 CAA 1968

28 days from Sentence date

Single Judge refusal renewalCrimPR r.39

5 business days from Refusal

Appellant skeleton (after leave)CACD Guide

14 days from Leave granted

Respondent skeletonCACD Guide

14 days from After appellant's skeleton

Case stated (magistrates)s.111(2) MCA 1980

21 days from Decision date

Case stated (Crown Court)s.28 SCA 1981

21 days from Decision date

AG unduly lenient referenceCJA 1988 s.36

28 days from Sentence date

Crown Court slip rules.385 SA 2020

56 days from Sentence date

s.142 MCA reopenings.142(1) MCA 1980

from N/A

POCA time to pay (initial)s.11 POCA 2002

3 months from Confiscation order

POCA benefit reconsiderations.21 POCA 2002

72 months from Conviction

POCA forfeiture appeal (magistrates)POCA 2002

30 days from Order date

Defence statement (Crown Court)CPIA 1996, SI 2011/209

28 days from Prosecution disclosure

Defence statement (magistrates)CPIA 1996, SI 2011/209

14 days from Prosecution disclosure

Retrial in custodyss.75-76 CJA 2003

42 days from Charge date

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

Magistrates to Crown Court appeal: what is the time limit?

15 business days from Sentence date, under CrimPR 2025 r.34.2(2). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Respondent's notice (magistrates appeal): what is the time limit?

15 business days from Appeal notice, under CrimPR 2025 r.34.2. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Crown Court to CACD (conviction): what is the time limit?

28 days from Conviction date, under s.18 CAA 1968. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Crown Court to CACD (sentence): what is the time limit?

28 days from Sentence date, under s.18 CAA 1968. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Single Judge refusal renewal: what is the time limit?

5 business days from Refusal, under CrimPR r.39. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.