Disclosure of a report under section 14A(8) or (9) of the 1989 ActE+W
12.18.—(1) In proceedings for a special guardianship order, the local authority must file the report under section 14A(8) or (9) of the 1989 Act M1 within the timetable fixed by the court.
(2) The court will consider whether to give a direction that the report under section 14A(8) or (9) of the 1989 Act be disclosed to each party to the proceedings.
(3) Before giving a direction for the report to be disclosed, the court must consider whether any information should be deleted from the report.
(4) The court may direct that the report must not be disclosed to a party.
(5) The court officer must serve a copy of the report in accordance with any direction under paragraph (2).
(6) In paragraph (3), information includes information which a party has declined to reveal under rule 29.1(1).
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M1Sections 14A(8) and (9) were inserted by section 115(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.