C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8PART 32EVIDENCE

Annotations:

Availability of witness statements for inspectionI132.13

1

A witness statement which stands as evidence in chief(GL) is open to inspection F1during the course of the trial unless the court otherwise directs.

2

Any person may ask for a direction that a witness statement is not open to inspection.

3

The court will not make a direction under paragraph (2) unless it is satisfied that a witness statement should not be open to inspection because of—

a

the interests of justice;

b

the public interest;

c

the nature of any expert medical evidence in the statement;

d

the nature of any confidential information (including information relating to personal financial matters) in the statement; or

e

the need to protect the interests of any child or F2protected party.

4

The court may exclude from inspection words or passages in the statement.