Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

13 Authorised news publications

(1) A publication of information is an authorised news publication if the following conditions are met.

(2) Condition 1 is that the information was obtained by an accredited news representative by observing or listening to the proceedings when attending them in exercise of a right conferred on accredited news representatives by rules of court.

(3) Condition 2 is that the publisher of the information—

(a) is the accredited news representative,

(b) publishes the information with the consent of, or pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into with, that representative, or

(c) has obtained the information from a publication of information which is an authorised news publication.

(4) Condition 3 is that —

(a) the information is not—

(i) identification information relating to an individual involved in the proceedings,

(ii) sensitive personal information relating to the proceedings, or

(iii) restricted adoption information or restricted parental order information,

(b) the information is information within paragraphs (i) to (iii) of paragraph (a) and the publication is permitted by the court for the purposes of this Condition, or

(c) the information is identification information relating to an individual involved in the proceedings (but not restricted adoption information or restricted parental order information) and the individual is a professional witness in the proceedings.

(5) Condition 4 is that if the publication is—

(a) a publication of the text, or a summary, of an order made by a court in adoption proceedings or parental order proceedings, or

(b) a publication of the text, or a summary, of a judgment given by a court in relevant family proceedings,

the publication is permitted by the court for the purposes of section 12.

(6) Condition 5 is that the publication is not prohibited by, and does not breach any restriction imposed by, the court for the purposes of this condition or section 12.

(7) The court may permit the publication of information for the purposes of Condition 3 or prohibit or restrict the publication of information for the purposes of Condition 5 on its own initiative or on the application of any interested person.