Rule 47.7 Application containing information withheld from a respondent or other personI1

England and Wales

(1)

This rule applies where an application includes information that the applicant thinks ought to be revealed only to the court.

(2)

The application must—

(a)

identify that information; and

(b)

explain why that information ought not to be served on a respondent or other person.

(3)

At a hearing of an application to which this rule applies—

(a)

the general rule is that the court must consider, in the following sequence—

(i)

representations first by the applicant and then by the respondent, if any, and any other person, in the presence of them all, and then

(ii)

further representations by the applicant, in the others’ absence; but

(b)

the court may direct other arrangements for the hearing.

Annotations

F1: Words in Pt. 47 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)