Rule 14.13 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 14.2(2) F1or (3); or

(b)

discloses the particulars referred to in rule 29.1(1) where a party has given notice under rule 29.1(2) (disclosure of personal details).

(3)

The court may direct that the report will not be disclosed to a party.

Annotations

F1: Words in rule 14.13(2)(a) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 36