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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 5
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 36ZGFamilyPART 3 OF THE DOMESTIC ABUSE ACT 2021: PROVISION DURING PILOTED COMMENCEMENTmatched on “domestic abuse”
- FPR PD 3AAFamilyVulnerable persons: participation in proceedings and giving evidencematched 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.
- Judicial College Prospectus 2026 to 2027 and Judicial education in domestic abuse summaryupdated 2026-05-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- Domestic Abuseupdated 2026-02-16matched on “domestic abuse”
- Pilot starts for Domestic Abuse Protection Ordersupdated 2026-02-06matched on “domestic abuse”
- Domestic Abuseupdated 2025-01-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- Enhancing the Participation of Children and Young People in Family Proceedings: Starting the Debateupdated 2023-09-27matched on “participation of”
- Domestic Abuseupdated 2023-09-27matched on “domestic abuse”
- Practice 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”
- Fact-finding hearings and domestic abuse in Private Law children proceedings - Guidance for Judges and Magistratesupdated 2022-11-28matched on “domestic abuse”
- Safety from Domestic Abuse and Special Measures in Remote and Hybrid Hearings - guidance publishedupdated 2022-07-26matched on “domestic abuse”
- Civil Justice Council proposes better assistance for vulnerable witnessesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “vulnerable”
- Consultation paper launched – Vulnerable witnesses and partiesupdated 2022-07-26matched on “vulnerable”
- Final Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses and Children Working Groupupdated 2022-07-22matched on “vulnerable”
- Vulnerable Parties/Witnessesupdated 2022-07-14matched on “vulnerable”