Statement of case:
a written statement containing full particulars of the case which a person proposes to put forward. It includes copies of any supporting documents which that person intends to rely on, and a list of those documents. The Order Making Authority's (OMA) statement of case may be the same as the statement of grounds on which the local authority consider the order should be confirmed that is sent in with the order.

Proof of evidence:
a document containing the written evidence which a person at a public inquiry will speak about. It should not rehearse all of the available evidence but should focus on the matters in dispute. It should not contain supporting documents unless they are in rebuttal.

Supporting documents:
copies of any documents which a person puts forward in support of their case in addition to their written statement.

What we copy:

Statements of case (written representations procedure, inquiry and hearing): Where the OMA confirm they have nothing to add to their statement of grounds for making the order, we send a copy of the statement of grounds and comments on the objections/representations excluding copies of documents to all parties.

Where the OMA submit a statement of case, we send a copy of the OMAs statement of case excluding copies of documents themselves but including the list of documents to all parties. We also send a copy of their statement of grounds and comments on the objections/representations excluding copies of documents to all parties.

Where any other party submits a statement of case, we send copies of their statements of case including copies of documents to the OMA so they can make them available for public inspection. We then send copies of the statements of case excluding copies of documents themselves but including the list of documents to all parties.

Proof of evidence/summary (inquiry):
Where the OMA and/or parties submit a proof of evidence/summary, we send copies of their proofs of evidence/summaries including copies of documents to the OMA so they can be made available for public inspection. We then send copies of the proofs of evidence/summaries excluding copies of documents to all parties.