The PPP Administration Order Rules 2007

Right to inspect the file

56.—(1) In the case of any PPP administration proceedings, the following persons have the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect the court’s file of the proceedings—

(a) the Mayor;

(b) Transport for London;

(c) the special PPP administrator;

(d) the PPP Arbiter;

(e) any person stating himself in writing to be a creditor of the PPP company to which the PPP administration proceedings relate;

(f) every person who is, or at any time has been, a director or officer of the PPP company to which the PPP administration proceedings relate and every person who is a member of that company; and

(g) the Secretary of State.

(2) The right of inspection conferred on any person by paragraph (1) may be exercised on his behalf by a person properly authorised by him.

(3) Any person may, with the special permission of the court, inspect the file.

(4) The right of inspection conferred by this rule is not exercisable in the case of documents, or parts of documents, as to which the court directs, either generally or specially, that they are not to be made open to inspection without the court’s permission.

(5) An application under paragraph (4) for a direction of the court may be made by the special PPP administrator or by any party appearing to the court to have an interest.

(6) If, for the purpose of powers conferred by the 1986 Act, these Rules or the Insolvency Rules, the Secretary of State wishes to inspect the file of any PPP administration proceedings and requests the transmission of the file, the court shall comply with such request (unless the file is for the time being in use for the court’s purposes).

(7) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of rule 54 apply in respect of the court’s file of any proceedings as they apply in respect of court records.