A tamper-evident closure for a container neck, the tamper-evident closure comprising: a shell comprising a first shell part and a second shell part , and a tamper-evident overcap comprising a cap part and a tamper-evident tear band (903 B); the cap part fixed to the exterior of the first shell part, and the tamper-evident tear band releasably connected to the cap part and releasably located around the exterior of the second shell part such that a removable cap portion of the tamper-evident closure, the removable cap portion comprising the cap part and the first shell part, is removable after the tamper-evident tear band is released; characterised in that : the tamper-evident closure further comprises a tamper-evident tear band engagement arrangement in which, a first circumferential ramp and a block , spaced in a peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially inwardly from the tamper-evident tear band , a second circumferential ramp and a swing clip , spaced in the peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially outwardly from the second shell part , and rotation of the tamper-evident tear band in a first direction of rotation forces the block to abut against the swing clip and forces the first circumferential ramp to travel along the second circumferential ramp to cause an arc of the tamper-evident tear band to bend radially outwardly. a shell comprising a first shell part and a second shell part , and a tamper-evident overcap comprising a cap part and a tamper-evident tear band (903 B); the cap part fixed to the exterior of the first shell part, and the tamper-evident tear band releasably connected to the cap part and releasably located around the exterior of the second shell part such that a removable cap portion of the tamper-evident closure, the removable cap portion comprising the cap part and the first shell part, is removable after the tamper-evident tear band is released; characterised in that : the tamper-evident closure further comprises a tamper-evident tear band engagement arrangement in which, a first circumferential ramp and a block , spaced in a peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially inwardly from the tamper-evident tear band , a second circumferential ramp and a swing clip , spaced in the peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially outwardly from the second shell part , and rotation of the tamper-evident tear band in a first direction of rotation forces the block to abut against the swing clip and forces the first circumferential ramp to travel along the second circumferential ramp to cause an arc of the tamper-evident tear band to bend radially outwardly. the tamper-evident closure further comprises a tamper-evident tear band engagement arrangement in which, a first circumferential ramp and a block , spaced in a peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially inwardly from the tamper-evident tear band , a second circumferential ramp and a swing clip , spaced in the peripheral direction of the tamper-evident closure, extend radially outwardly from the second shell part , and rotation of the tamper-evident tear band in a first direction of rotation forces the block to abut against the swing clip and forces the first circumferential ramp to travel along the second circumferential ramp to cause an arc of the tamper-evident tear band to bend radially outwardly. <EOS>