Regulation 19 Admissibility of reports and publications in judicial proceedings etc.
Anything published by the Chief Inspector in the course of or as a result of a safety investigation (including a report under regulation 17, or a publication under regulation 20 or regulation 21), or any part of such a publication or the analysis it contains, is inadmissible in judicial proceedings concerning liability unless—
in the case of a technical analysis published by the Chief Inspector, the Chief Inspector consents, or
a Court orders otherwise.
Where an inspector is required to attend judicial proceedings concerning liability, the inspector is not required to provide opinion evidence or analysis of information provided to the inspector or to provide information obtained by the inspector in the course of a safety investigation, unless a Court orders otherwise.
A Court making an order under this regulation must have regard to the factors mentioned in regulation 15(3)(b)(ii) or (iii).