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# Contents

Introduction |
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Notes to Accompany |
Part 2 | Interpretation and Application of other Rules
Rule 5 | Extent and application of other rules
Rule 6 | Interpretation
Rule 7 | Power to perform functions of the court
Rule 8 | Court's discretion as to where it deals with cases
Rule 9 | Court documents
Rule 10 | Computation of time
Rule 11 | Dates for compliance to be calendar dates and to include time of day
| Practice Direction
Part 5 | Procedure for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedings
Rule 22 | Application of this Part
Rule 23 | Who the parties are
Rule 24 | What the court or a court officer will do when the application has been issued
Rule 25 | Date for first directions hearing
Rule 26 | The first directions hearing
Rule 27 | Requesting the court to dispense with the consent of any parent or guardian
Rule 28 | Consent
Rule 29 | Reports by the adoption agency or local authority
Rule 30 | Health reports
Rule 31 | Notice of final hearing
Rule 32 | The final hearing
Rule 33 | Proof of identity of the child
Part 6 | Service
| Section 1 General Rules about Service
Rule 34 | Scope of this Part
Rule 35 | Methods of service
Rule 36 | Who is to serve
Rule 37 | Service of documents on children and protected parties
Rule 38 | Deemed service
Rule 39 | Power of court to dispense with service
Rule 40 | Certificate of service
Rule 41 | Notice of non-service
| Section 2 Service out of the Jurisdiction
Rule 42 | Scope and definitions
Rule 43 | Service of documents
Rule 44 | Method of service - general provisions
Rule 45 | Service through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities
Rule 46 | Procedure where service is to be through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities
Rule 47 | Service in accordance with the Service Regulation
Rule 48 | Undertaking to be responsible for expenses of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Part 7 | Litigation Friend, Children's Guardian, Reporting Officer and Chidren and Family Reporter
| Section 1 Litigation Friends
Rule 49 | Application of this Section
Rule 50 | Requirement for litigation friend in proceedings
Rule 51 | Circumstances in which the non-subject child does not need a litigation friend
Rule 52 | Stage of proceedings at which a litigation friend becomes necessary
Rule 53 | Who may be a litigation friend for a protected party without a court order
Rule 54 | How a person becomes a litigation friend without a court order
Rule 55 | How a person becomes a litigation friend by court order
Rule 56 | Court’s power to change litigation friend and to prevent person acting as litigation friend
Rule 57 | Appointment of litigation friend by court order - supplementary
Rule 58 | Procedure where appointment of litigation friend comes to an end
| Section 2 Children's Guardian
Rule 59 | Appointment of children's guardian
Rule 60 | What the court or a court officer will do once the court has made a decision about appointing a children's guardian
Rule 61 | Termination of the appointment of the children's guardian
Rule 62 | Powers and duties of the children's guardian
Rule 63 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - investigations and appointment of solicitor
Rule 64 | Where the child instructs a solicitor or conducts proceedings on his own behalf
Rule 65 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - attendance at court, advice to the court and reports
Rule 66 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - service of documents and inspection of records
Rule 67 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - communication of a court's decision to the child
Rule 68 | Solicitor for child
| Section 3 Reporting Officer
Rule 69 | When the court appoints a reporting officer
Rule 70 | Appointment of the same reporting officer in respect of two or more parents or guardians
Rule 71 | The duties of the reporting officer
Rule 72 | How the reporting officer exercises his duties
| Section 4 Children and Family Reporter
Rule 73 | Request by court for a welfare report in respect of the child
Rule 74 | How the children and family reporter exercises his powers and duties
| Section 5 Who can act as Children's Guardian, Reporting Officer and Children and Family Reporter
Rule 75 | Persons who may not be appointed as children's guardian, reporting officer or children and family reporter
Rule 76 | Appointment of the same person as children's guardian, reporting officer and children and family reporter
| Practice Direction
Part 8 |
| Practice Direction
Part 19 |
| Practice Direction
Forms Contents |
Forms |
Index |

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