# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 77.18: Proceedings under this Section


In proceedings under this Section—
(a) the referral of a release decision shall be treated as an application by the Secretary of State;
(b) the Secretary of State is the claimant;
(c) the prisoner is the defendant;
(d) the Parole Board and any victim (as defined in section 1 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024) of an offence to which the referral relates are not parties;
(e) rules 8.7 and 8.8 shall not apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/77.18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-77.18
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