Section 32.13

A witness statement which stands as evidence in chief(GL) is open to inspection during the course of the trial unless the court otherwise directs. Any person may ask for a direction that a witness statement is not open to inspection. 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— the interests of justice; the public interest; the nature of any expert medical evidence in the statement; the nature of any confidential information (including information relating to personal financial matters) in the statement; or the need to protect the interests of any child or protected party. The court may exclude from inspection words or passages in the statement.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15