Rule 5.11 Publication of information about court hearings, etc.I1
England and Wales
Where a case is due to be heard in public, the court officer must—
publish the information listed in paragraph (2)—
if that information is available to the court officer, and
unless the publication of that information is prohibited by a reporting restriction or other order or requirement to withhold information from the public; and
publish that information for no longer than 5 business days—
by notice displayed somewhere prominent in the vicinity of a court room in which the hearing is due to take place, and
by such arrangements as the Lord Chancellor directs, including arrangements for publication by electronic means, but only to the extent needed to comply with the open justice principle.
The information that paragraph (1) requires the court officer to publish is—
the date, time and place of the hearing;
the identity of the defendant;
by notice under paragraph (1)(b)(i), such other information as it may be practicable to publish concerning—
the type of hearing,
the identity of the prosecutor,
the identity of the court, and
any reporting or access restriction that applies; and
by arrangements under paragraph (1)(b)(ii), such other information as it may be practicable to publish concerning—
the details listed in paragraph (2)(c), and
the statement of each alleged offence (but not the particulars of offence).
Where 15 business days have expired after service on the defendant of a written charge and other documents under rule 24.9 (Single justice procedure: special rules), the court officer must—
publish the information listed in paragraph (4) if—
the information is available to the court officer, and
the publication of the information is not prohibited by a reporting restriction; and
publish that information for no longer than 5 business days by such arrangements as the Lord Chancellor directs, including arrangements for publication by electronic means, but only to the extent needed to comply with the open justice principle.
The information that paragraph (3) requires the court officer to publish is—
the identity of the defendant;
the identity of the prosecutor;
the statement of each alleged offence (but not the particulars of offence); and
such other information as it may be practicable to publish about any reporting restriction that applies.
If it is not practicable to publish the information about reporting or access restrictions that this rule requires then the court officer must publish a notice or notices by such arrangements as the Lord Chancellor directs—
warning that such restrictions may apply to a case information about which is published under this rule;
explaining the general effect of such restrictions; and
explaining how further information about such restrictions may be obtained, generally and in relation to an individual case.
[Note. See also rule 5.7 (The open justice principle).]