# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 77: Confidential reports to the court and disclosure to the parties


(1) The court will consider whether to give a direction that a confidential report be disclosed to each party to the proceedings.
(2) Before giving such a direction the court will consider whether any information should be deleted including information which—
(a) discloses, or is likely to disclose, the identity of a person who has been assigned a serial number under rule 20(2); or
(b) discloses the particulars referred to in rule 21(1) where a party has given notice under rule 21(2) (disclosure of personal details).
(3) The court may direct that the report will not be disclosed to a party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-77
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