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Before the hearing

After your application to the Information Tribunal is complete, a number of steps are taken to determine the scope and format of the forthcoming hearing. Preliminary hearings, or directions hearings, may be conducted in person or via telephone conference in order to agree and set out the steps which need to be taken prior to your hearing.

This will include determining, for example, which documents the Tribunal will require, and determine which witnesses the Tribunal will need to hear evidence from. This often results in a number of orders being made to ensure your hearing takes place within the agreed timetable as efficiently as possible. The Tribunal´s Practice Notes may be relevant at this stage.

In order to assist you with this case management process, the Tribunal will send out Initial and Possible Directions for you to follow and agree. We provide explanatory notes to assist you in the use of these template directions.

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