# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 27.10: Hearings in private


(1) Proceedings to which these rules apply will be held in private, except—
(a) where these rules or any other enactment provide otherwise;
(b) subject to any enactment, where the court directs otherwise.
(2) For the purposes of these rules, a reference to proceedings held “in private” means proceedings at which the general public have no right to be present.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/27.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-27.10
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