F1PART 88PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE COUNTER-TERRORISM AND SECURITY ACT 2015
SECTION IVGeneral provisions
Closed material88.27
1
The Secretary of State—
a
must apply to the court for permission to withhold closed material from a relevant party or the relevant party’s legal representative in accordance with this rule; and
b
may not rely on closed material at a hearing on notice unless a special advocate has been appointed to represent the interests of the relevant party.
2
The Secretary of State must file with the court and, at such time as the court directs, serve on the special advocate—
a
the closed material;
b
a statement of the Secretary of State’s reasons for withholding that material from the relevant party and the relevant party’s legal representatives; and
c
if the Secretary of State considers it possible to provide a summary of that material without disclosing information contrary to the public interest, a summary of that material in a form which can be served on the relevant party.
3
The Secretary of State may at any time amend or supplement material filed under this rule, but only with—
a
the agreement of the special advocate; or
b
the permission of the court.
Pt. 88 inserted (27.2.2015) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/406), rule 1, Sch.