# The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991, Article 23: Confidentiality of documents


(1) No document, other than a record of an order, held by the court and relating to relevant proceedings shall be disclosed, other than to–
(a) a party,
(b) the legal representative of a party,
(c) the guardian ad litem,
(d) the Legal Aid Board, or
(e) a welfare officer,
without leave of the justices' clerk or the court.
(2) Nothing in this rule shall prevent the notification by the court or the justices' clerk of a direction under section 37(1) to the authority concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1395/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-children-act-1989-rules-1991/article-23
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