Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 14

An application for a disclosure order may be made without notice to a judge in chambers. Rules of court may make provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings relating to disclosure orders. An application to discharge or vary a disclosure order may be made to the Crown Court by— the person who applied for the order; any person affected by the order. The Crown Court may— discharge the order; vary the order. An application to discharge or vary a disclosure order need not be made by the same appropriate officer that applied for the order. References to a person who applied for a disclosure order are to be construed accordingly. An appropriate officer may not make an application to discharge or vary a disclosure order unless the officer is a senior police officer or is authorised to do so by a senior police officer.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04