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Domestic abuse and vulnerable parties
Instruments governing participation by vulnerable parties and witnesses, and proceedings where domestic abuse is alleged.
Procedure rules 9
Parts and practice directions whose published title names this subject.
- CPR PD 51ZFCivilPart 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021: provision during piloted commencementmatched on “domestic abuse”
- FPR Part 3AFamilyVulnerable persons participation in proceedings and giving evidencematched on “vulnerable”
- FPR PD 3AAFamilyVulnerable persons: participation in proceedings and giving evidencematched on “vulnerable”
- CoS Chapter 35aScotland · Court of SessionVulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004matched on “vulnerable”
- FPR PD 36ZGFamilyPART 3 OF THE DOMESTIC ABUSE ACT 2021: PROVISION DURING PILOTED COMMENCEMENTmatched on “domestic abuse”
- CoS Chapter 85aScotland · Court of SessionDomestic Abuse Interdictsmatched on “domestic abuse”
- ScotCrimPR Chapter 22Scotland · CriminalEvidence of Vulnerable Witnessesmatched on “vulnerable”
- ScotCrimPR Chapter 47AScotland · CriminalProtection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007matched on “vulnerable”
- CPR PD 1ACivilPractice Direction 1A: participation of vulnerable parties or witnessesmatched on “vulnerable”
Judicial guidance 13
Court guides, practice notes and judicial guidance whose title names this subject, most recently updated first.
- GuidanceJudicial College Prospectus 2026 to 2027 and Judicial education in domestic abuse summaryupdated 2026-05-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- Judiciary pageDomestic Abuseupdated 2026-02-16matched on “domestic abuse”
- GuidancePilot starts for Domestic Abuse Protection Ordersupdated 2026-02-06matched on “domestic abuse”
- Judiciary pageDomestic Abuseupdated 2025-01-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- Judiciary pageEnhancing the Participation of Children and Young People in Family Proceedings: Starting the Debateupdated 2023-09-27matched on “participation of”
- Judiciary pageDomestic Abuseupdated 2023-09-27matched on “domestic abuse”
- GuidancePractice Direction for the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber: For proceedings relating to applications and appeals under section 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006updated 2023-05-30matched on “vulnerable”
- GuidanceFact-finding hearings and domestic abuse in Private Law children proceedings - Guidance for Judges and Magistratesupdated 2022-11-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- GuidanceSafety from Domestic Abuse and Special Measures in Remote and Hybrid Hearings - guidance publishedupdated 2022-07-26matched on “domestic abuse”
- GuidanceCivil Justice Council proposes better assistance for vulnerable witnessesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “vulnerable”
- GuidanceConsultation paper launched – Vulnerable witnesses and partiesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “vulnerable”
- GuidanceFinal Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses and Children Working Groupupdated 2022-07-22matched on “vulnerable”
- Judiciary pageVulnerable Parties/Witnessesupdated 2022-07-14matched on “vulnerable”