In a claim brought under section 57(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976, the court may, where it considers it expedient in the interests of national security -
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exclude from all or part of the proceedings -
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the claimant's representatives; or
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any assessors appointed under section 67(4) or that Act.
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permit a claimant or representative to make a statement to the court before the start of the proceedings (or the part of the proceedings) from which he is excluded; or
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take steps to keep secret all or part of the reasons for its decision in the claim.
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(Section 67A(2) of the Race Relations Act 1976 provides that the Attorney General may appoint a person to represent the interests of a claimant in any proceedings from which he and his representatives are excluded)
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