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Children proceedings
Instruments governing proceedings relating to children, including the Child Arrangements Programme and public law cases.
Procedure rules 22
Parts and practice directions whose published title names this subject.
- CPR Part 21CivilChildren and Protected Partiesmatched on “children”
- FPR Part 12FamilyProceedings Relating to Children Except Parental Order Proceedings and Proceedings for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedingsmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 12BFamilyChild Arrangements Programmematched on “child arrangements”
- FPR PD 12CFamilyService of Application in Certain Proceedings Relating to Childrenmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 12LFamilyChildren Act 1989:Risk Assessments under Section 16Amatched on “children”
- FPR PD 12NFamilyEnforcement of Children Act 1989 Child Arrangements Orders: Disclosure and Information to Officers of the National Probation Servicematched on “children”
- FPR PD 12QFamilyOrders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989matched on “children”
- FPR Part 14FamilyProcedure for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedingsmatched on “adoption”
- FPR PD 14CFamilyReports by the Adoption Agency or Local Authoritymatched on “adoption”
- FPR PD 15BFamilyAdults Who May be Protected Parties and Children Who May Become Protected Parties in Family Proceedingsmatched on “children”
- FPR Part 16FamilyRepresentation of Children and Reports in Proceedings Involving Childrenmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 16AFamilyRepresentation of Childrenmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 36ZBFamilyPractice Direction 36ZB: Pilot scheme: procedure for using an online system to complete and file certain applications for an adoption ordermatched on “adoption”
- FPR PD 36ZDFamilypilot scheme: online system for certain private law proceedings relating to children, certain protective orders and certain appealsmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 41EFamilyProcedure for using an online system to complete and file certain applications for an adoption ordermatched on “adoption”
- FPR PD 12JFamilyChild Arrangements and Contact Order: Domestic Violence and Harmmatched on “child arrangements”
- FPR PD 25DFamilyFinancial Remedy Proceedings and Other Family Proceedings (Except Children Proceedings) - the Use of Single Joint Experts and the Process Leading to Expert Evidence Being Put Before the Courtmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 41DFamilyProceeding by electronic means: public law proceedings and emergency proceedings relating to childrenmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 12KFamilyChildren Act 1989: Exclusion Requirementmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 14BFamilyThe First Directions Hearing - Adoptions with a Foreign Elementmatched on “adoption”
- FPR PD 25CFamilyChildren Proceedings - the Use of Single Joint Experts and the Process Leading to an Expert Being Instructed or Expert Evidence Being Put Before the Courtmatched on “children”
- FPR PD 36GFamilyPilot Scheme: Procedure for using an online system to generate applications in certain private law proceedings relating to childrenmatched on “children”
Judicial guidance 24
Court guides, practice notes and judicial guidance whose title names this subject, most recently updated first.
- Disclosure to Children and Young Peopleupdated 2026-08-19matched on “children”
- Disclosure to Children and Young Peopleupdated 2026-05-21matched on “children”
- Judicial Protocol Regulating Direct Judicial Communications Between Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland in Children’s Casesupdated 2026-04-23matched on “children”
- President of the Family Division publishes updated guidance on writing to children, developed with the Family Justice Young People’s Boardupdated 2026-04-02matched on “children”
- Allocation guidance relating to children in the Family Courtupdated 2026-03-31matched on “children”
- Use of covert recordings in family law proceedings involving childrenupdated 2025-08-06matched on “children”
- Family Justice Council Guidance on Covert Recordings in Family Law proceedings concerning childrenupdated 2025-05-21matched on “children”
- Covert recordings in Family Law proceedings concerning childrenupdated 2025-05-15matched on “children”
- President’s Guidance: Public law children cases with an international elementupdated 2025-01-21matched on “children”
- Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Groupupdated 2024-11-07matched on “adoption”
- Public Law Working Group interim report: Recommendations for Best Practice in Respect of Adoptionupdated 2023-11-21matched on “adoption”
- Revised National Listing Protocol for applications that seek Deprivation of Liberty Orders relating to children under the inherent jurisdictionupdated 2023-10-18matched on “children”
- Judges meeting children who are subject to Family Proceedingsupdated 2023-10-02matched on “children”
- Enhancing the Participation of Children and Young People in Family Proceedings: Starting the Debateupdated 2023-09-27matched on “children”
- Applying for a court order about the arrangements for your children without the help of a lawyerupdated 2023-09-27matched on “children”
- Fact-finding hearings and domestic abuse in Private Law children proceedings - Guidance for Judges and Magistratesupdated 2022-11-28matched on “children”
- Capacity Assessment of Childrenupdated 2022-11-14matched on “children”
- Exploring the report and recommendations of the expert panel on: Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Casesupdated 2022-08-12matched on “children”
- Practice Guidance: Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Walesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “children”
- President of the Family Division’s guidance: Forms of Orders in Children Casesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “children”
- Final Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses and Children Working Groupupdated 2022-07-22matched on “children”
- Guidelines in relation to children giving evidence in family proceedingsupdated 2022-07-20matched on “children”
- Adoption in the 21st Century and the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture - March 2021updated 2022-07-15matched on “adoption”
- Addendum to Practice Guidance: Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Walesupdated 2022-07-06matched on “children”