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<p>The Court Rules for Temporary Exclusion Orders provide for the disclosure of open
material, the use of private hearings, and the withholding of closed material (the
disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest). The Home Office cannot
determine which information is closed and must submit an application to the court
for permission not to disclose certain information. Under the closed material procedure,
the TEO subject and his legal representatives would attend ‘open’ court proceedings
but would not be present at ‘closed’ proceedings. Special advocates appointed by the
Attorney General would represent the interests of the excluded party in relation to
closed evidence. The use of closed material proceedings is designed to ensure that
the court has sight of sensitive material whilst protecting it from wider disclosure.</p>
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