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Guidance on the financial responsibilities for organisations involved in the set up and running of a secure school.
Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) triggered the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre on 31 July 2025.
Guidance on operational assurance arrangements for commissioners of secure schools and secure academy trusts.
Changes to pilot Practice Directions 36O, 36S, 36J, 41A, 36K, and 36T come into force in June, July, and August 2020.
Guidance and rules on the minimum requirements for routine inspections of the workplace to provide a safe working environment.
The panel will suggest and review proposals for utilising machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics, providing an additional layer of accountability and scrutiny.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to PD 51R Online Civil Money Claims and PD 51S County Court Online.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Civil Procedure Rules 12.3, 52.22(1), 52.24, 54.1, 53.2, 55.11, 55.12 and 73.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) Pilot (51R) and County Court Online Pilot Scheme (51S). Changes come into effect on 24 May 2021.
Pilot Practice Direction 36W brings in new provision for communicating forced marriage and female genital mutilation protection orders to the police. It came into force on 26 April 2021.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules including changes related to open justice, Electronic Costs Bill, budget discussion report and court closures.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Winchester on 24 October 2024.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Pentonville on 18 July 2025.
Guidance for people involved in UK-EU cross-border disputes about parental responsibility.
Guidance for UK lawyers practising in the EU, EEA-EFTA and Switzerland.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing specific instructions about factual evidence in a civil court case.
Guidance for EU, EEA-EFTA and Swiss lawyers in the UK.
New Practice Direction 36P and amendments to Practice Direction 36M come into force on 9 March 2020.
This document contains the following information: Guidance for summoning officers when considering deferral and excusal applications
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