Article 15 Restrictions on disclosureI1
England and Wales
A coroner may refuse to provide a document or a copy of a document requested under rule 13 where—
(a)
there is a statutory or legal prohibition on disclosure;
(b)
the consent of any author or copyright owner cannot reasonably be obtained;
(c)
the request is unreasonable;
(d)
the document relates to contemplated or commenced criminal proceedings; or
(e)
the coroner considers the document irrelevant to the investigation.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Rule 15 in force at 25.7.2013, see rule 1
Notes on Part 3
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 3 applied (25.7.2013) by The Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1629), regs. 1, 23 (with reg. 3)