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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-life-sentence-commissioners-rules-2001/article-14",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2001/0337011125",
  "legislation_title": "The Life Sentence Commissioners' Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-life-sentence-commissioners-rules-2001",
  "path": "article/14",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Information and reports by the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) Within 8 weeks of the case being listed, and subject to paragraph (2) and rule 15, the Secretary of State shall serve on the Commissioners and the prisoner or his representative:—\n(a) the information specified in Part A of Schedule 1 to these Rules; and\n(b) the reports specified in Part B of that Schedule.\n(2) Any part of the information or reports referred to in paragraph (1) which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, should be withheld from the prisoner on the ground that its disclosure would adversely affect the health or welfare of the prisoner or others, shall be recorded in a separate document and served only on the Commissioners together with the reasons for believing that its disclosure would have that effect.\n(3) Where a document is withheld from the prisoner in accordance with paragraph (2), it shall nevertheless be served as soon as practicable on the prisoner’s representative if he is:—\n(a) a barrister or solicitor;\n(b) a registered medical practitioner; or\n(c) a person whom the Chairman of the Panel directs is suitable by virtue of his experience or professional qualification;\nprovided that no information disclosed in accordance with this paragraph shall be disclosed either directly or indirectly to the prisoner or to any other person without the authority of the Chairman of the Panel.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2001/0337011125/article/14",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}