# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 92: Court’s power to order that a hearing be held in public


(1) The court may make an order—
(a) for a hearing to be held in public;
(b) for a part of a hearing to be held in public; or
(c) excluding any person, or class of persons, from attending a public hearing or a part of it.
(2) Where the court makes an order under paragraph (1), it may in the same order or by a subsequent order—
(a) impose restrictions on the publication of the identity of—
(i) any party;
(ii) P (whether or not a party);
(iii) any witness; or
(iv) any other person;
(b) prohibit the publication of any information that may lead to any such person being identified;
(c) prohibit the further publication of any information relating to the proceedings from such date as the court may specify; or
(d) impose such other restrictions on the publication of information relating to the proceedings as the court may specify.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/92 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-92
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