110Court’s duty to give reasons for rulings
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(1)Where the court makes a relevant ruling—
(a)it must state in open court (but in the absence of the jury, if there is one) its reasons for the ruling;
(b)if it is a magistrates' court, it must cause the ruling and the reasons for it to be entered in the register of the court’s proceedings.
(2)In this section “relevant ruling” means—
(a)a ruling on whether an item of evidence is evidence of a person’s bad character;
(b)a ruling on whether an item of such evidence is admissible under section 100 or 101 (including a ruling on an application under section 101(3));
(c)a ruling under section 107.