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The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
The Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) makes rules of court that govern the practice and procedure followed in family proceedings in the High Court and family court. FPRC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice...
Statutory Instruments that relate to the Family Procedure Rules.
Explanation of legal phrases used in the Family Procedure Rules.
Guidance on how government policy makers should apply the ‘family test’.
Forms to use with the Family Procedure Rules.
Changes to the Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020 come into force on 6 April 2020 and 6 July 2020.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Support for local authorities applying to become a wave 2 area on the families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme.
When you can share information about your case, what you can share and what to do if someone else shares information.
Changes to Practice Directions 5B, 36G, 36H, 36J, 36K, 36M, 36N, 36O, 36P, 41A, and 41B come into force in December 2020 and January 2021, and new Practice Direction 41C comes into force in February 2021.
The types of material published by Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC).
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
The Family Procedure Rules and Practice Directions have been updated to include amendments made to support the single family court.
Immigration staff guidance detailing the policy, processes and procedures to follow when receiving an asylum claim from families with a child under 18.
Changes to the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2020 come into force on 1 October 2020.
We hear cases where a child who is the subject of legal proceedings must be protected and this protection is not possible under the Children Act 1989. This is called our ‘inherent jurisdiction’. The most common type of case is...
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