About us

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.

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Family Procedure Rule Committee

Our responsibilities

We make clear, easily understandable rules to create an accessible, fair and efficient family justice system.

Membership

We have 17 appointed members and a chairman. There are currently no vacancies as of November 2022.

Membership is set out in section 77 of the Courts Act 2003. All non-judicial members of the committee are appointed under the terms of the Office of the Commission for Public Appointments’ code of practice.

Name	Position	Date of appointment to post	Date Current Term expires
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Stephen Cobb	President of the Family Division, chairman and ex officio	23 April 2026	Not applicable
The Honourable Mr Justice Michael Keehan	High Court Judge	13 February 2023	12 February 2027
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Jonathan Baker	Court of Appeal Judge	27 May 2022	26 May 2028
The Honourable Mr Justice Robert Peel	High Court Judge	14 March 2023 (reappointed 12 March 2026)	13 March 2029
Her Honour Judge Katherine Suh	Circuit Judge	9 December 2023	8 December 2026
His Honour Judge Gareth Humphreys	Circuit Judge - Judge of the family court who sits primarily or exclusively in Wales	1 August 2024	1 July 2027
District Judge Teresa Foss	District Judge	29 March 2023 (re-appointed 12 March 2026)	28 March 2029
District Judge William Nelson	District Judge (Magistrates’ Court)	13 February 2024	12 February 2027
District Judge Francis Cassidy	District Judge (County Court)	22 January 2025	21 January 2028
Jennifer Kingsley JP	Lay Magistrate	13 February 2024	12 February 2027
Helen Sewell	Legal Advisor	30 September 2024	29 September 2027
Poonam Bhari	Barrister	1 March 2021 (re-appointed)	29 Feb 2027
Rhys Taylor	Barrister	1 March 2021 (re-appointed)	29 Feb 2027
Laura Coyle	Solicitor	1 August 2023	1 August 2026
Graeme Fraser	Solicitor	1 March 2021 (re-appointed)	29 Feb 2027
Shabana Jaffar	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support (Cafcass)	4 December 2023	3 December 2026
Sophie Crowley	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support (Cafcass Cymru)	19 March 2026	18 March 2029
Vicki Mulligan	Lay Member	12 November 2025	3 November 2028

Priorities table

• April 2026 priorities table (PDF, 236 KB, 9 pages)
• March 2026 priorities table (PDF, 209 KB, 8 pages)
• February 2026 priorities table (PDF, 216 KB, 8 pages)
• December 2025 priorities table (PDF, 166 KB, 1 page)
• November 2025 priorities table (PDF, 195 KB, 1 page)
• October 2025 priorities table (PDF, 194 KB, 7 pages)
• July 2025 priorities table (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 26.6 KB)
• June 2025 priorities table (PDF, 120 KB, 7 pages)
• May 2025 priorities table (PDF, 119 KB, 7 pages)
• April 2025 priorities table (PDF, 120 KB, 7 pages)
• March 2025 priorities table (PDF, 126 KB, 8 pages)

Previous priorities tables can be accessed on the National Archives website

Minutes

• 2 March 2026 minutes (PDF, 391 KB, 12 pages)
• 2 February 2026 minutes (PDF, 381 KB, 11 pages)
• 1 December 2025 minutes (PDF, 284 KB, 9 pages)
• 3 November 2025 minutes (PDF, 271 KB, 11 pages)
• 6 October 2025 mintues (PDF, 229 KB, 8 pages)
• 14 July 2025 minutes (PDF, 268 KB, 7 pages)
• 9 June 2025 minutes (PDF, 186 KB, 7 pages)
• 12 May 2025 minutes (PDF, 231 KB, 8 pages)
• 7 April 2025 minutes (PDF, 255 KB, 8 pages)
• 3 March 2025 minutes (PDF, 201 KB, 7 pages)
• 3 February 2025 minutes (PDF, 231 KB, 8 pages)

Previous meeting minutes can be accessed on the National Archives website

Agendas

• 13 April 2026 agenda (PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages)
• 2 March 2026 agenda (PDF, 102 KB, 2 pages)
• 2 February 2026 agenda (PDF, 105 KB, 2 pages)

Previous agendas can be accessed on the National Archives website