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Rule 254 Record of examinationI1

England and Wales

(1)

Unless the court otherwise directs, the written record of questions put to the respondent and the respondent’s answers, and any witness statements submitted by the respondent in compliance with an order of the court under section 236, are not to be filed with the court.

(2)

The documents set out in paragraph (3) are not open to inspection without an order of the court, by any person other than the administrator.

(3)

The documents to which paragraph (2) applies are—

(a)

the written record of the respondent’s examination;

(b)

copies of questions put to the respondent or proposed to be put to the respondent and answers to questions given by the respondent;

(c)

any witness statement by the respondent; and

(d)

any document on the court file as shows grounds for the application for the order.

(4)

The court may from time to time give directions as to the custody and inspection of any documents to which this rule applies, and as to the furnishing of copies of, or extracts from, such documents.

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 254 in force at 30.6.2011, see rule 2