GOV.UK guidance
Media attendance at family court hearings (EX711)
Published 2014-03-31Last updated 2014-03-31
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The guide tells you what to do if:
- you think the media should be excluded from your case
- you want to complain about a reporter’s conduct or reporting
Reporters are not allowed into these kinds of family court hearings:
- placement and adoption proceedings
- parental orders applications under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
- hearings where the judge helps both sides to reach an agreement