Article 14 Notification of decision

The Secretary of State shall notify his decision and his reasons for it in writing to all persons entitled to appear at the inquiry who did appear at it and to any other person who, having appeared at the inquiry, has asked to be notified of the decision.

Where a copy of the appointed person’s report is not sent with the notification of the decision, the notification shall be accompanied by a copy of his conclusions and of any recommendations made by him; and if a person entitled to be notified of the decision has not received a copy of that report, he shall be supplied with a copy of it on written application made to the Secretary of State within 4 weeks of the decision.

In this rule “report” does not include any documents appended to the appointed person’s report but any person who has received a copy of the report may apply to the Secretary of State in writing within 6 weeks of the date of receipt of the report for an opportunity of inspecting any such documents and the Secretary of State shall afford him that opportunity.