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36.—(1) Where it appears to the panel chair that any person may, in giving evidence, disclose information which ought not to be disclosed to any person attending the meeting because it is information to which paragraph (2) applies, he shall require such attendees to withdraw while the evidence is given.
(2) This paragraph applies to information in so far as the panel chair considers that preventing disclosure of it is—
(a)necessary for the purpose of preventing the premature or inappropriate disclosure of information that is relevant to, or may be used in, criminal proceedings;
(b)necessary in the interests of national security;
(c)necessary for the purpose of the prevention or detection of crime, or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
(d)necessary for the purposes of the prevention or detection of misconduct by other police officers or police staff members;
(e)necessary and proportionate for the protection of the welfare and safety of any informant or witness; or
(f)otherwise in the public interest.
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