# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 31.10: Procedure for standard disclosure

Extent: E+W

(1) The procedure for standard disclosure is as follows.
(2) Each party must make and serve on every other party, a list of documents in the relevant practice form.
(3) The list must identify the documents in a convenient order and manner and as concisely as possible.
(4) The list must indicate—
(a) those documents in respect of which the party claims a right or duty to withhold inspection; and
(b) (i) those documents which are no longer in the party’s control; and
(ii) what has happened to those documents.
(Rule 31.19 (3) and (4) require a statement in the list of documents relating to any documents inspection of which a person claims they have a right or duty to withhold)
(5) The list must include a disclosure statement.
(6) Except as provided by any rule or practice direction, a disclosure statement is a statement made by the party disclosing the documents (or, where relevant, their litigation friend)—
(a) setting out the extent of the search that has been made to locate documents which they are required to disclose;
(b) certifying that they understand the duty to disclose documents; and
(c) certifying that to the best of their knowledge they have carried out that duty.
(7) Where the party making the disclosure statement is a company, firm, association or other organisation, the statement must also—
(a) identify the person making the statement; and
(b) explain why they are considered an appropriate person to make the statement.
(8) The parties may agree in writing—
(a) to disclose documents without making a list; and
(b) to disclose documents without the disclosing party making a disclosure statement.
(9) A disclosure statement may be made by a person who is not a party where this is permitted by a relevant practice direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/31.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-31.10
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