Hearings and decisions
63.7.—(1) The Crown Court as a general rule must hear in public an appeal or reference to which this Part applies, but—
(a)may order any hearing to be in private; and
(b)where a hearing is about a public interest ruling, must hold that hearing in private.
(2) The Crown Court officer must give as much notice as reasonably practicable of every hearing to—
(a)the parties;
(b)any party’s custodian; and
(c)any other person whom the Crown Court requires to be notified.
(3) The Crown Court officer must serve every decision on—
(a)the parties;
(b)any other person whom the Crown Court requires to be served; and
(c)the magistrates’ court officer and any party’s custodian, where the decision determines an appeal.
(4) But where a hearing or decision is about a public interest ruling, the Crown Court officer must not—
(a)give notice of that hearing to; or
(b)serve that decision on,
anyone other than the prosecutor who applied for that ruling, unless the court otherwise directs.
[Note. See also Part 22 (Disclosure).]