s 110 Court’s duty to give reasons for rulings
(1) Where the court makes a relevant ruling— (a) it must state in open court (but in the absence of the jury, if there is one) its reasons for the ruling; (b) if it is a magistrates' court, it must cause the ruling and the reasons for it to be entered in the register of the court’s proceedings. (2) In this section “ relevant ruling ” means— (a) a ruling on whether an item of evidence is evidence of a person’s bad character; (b) a ruling on whether an item of such evidence is admissible under section 100 or 101 (including a ruling on an application under section 101(3)); (c) a ruling under section 107.