Family procedure rules govern the practice and procedure to be followed in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts and aim to ensure that the family justice system is accessible, fair and efficient and the rules are both simple and simply expressed.
The family procedure rules are made by the family procedure rule committee, an advisory non-departmental public body. We are responsible for administering the committee, including arranging the appointment of members, maintaining the committee's freedom of information publication scheme and code of practice, and ensuring the committee's rules are made widely available.
The first segment of the family procedure rules, the family procedure (adoption) rules were made in October 2005 in respect of all adoption proceedings. The family procedure rule committee is currently working with the Department to produce family procedure rules, for all family proceedings.
Contact us:
Secretary to the Family Procedure Rule Committee Her Majesty's Court Service
Selborne House
54-60
Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QW
email 
or telephone 020 7210 1497