Category: Public Law Outline (PLO)

WALES/ENGLAND – Fourth View from the President’s Chambers updates the reform process

Initiatives undertaken on family orders and transparency of proceedings   In his fourth View from the President’s Chambers, Sir James Munby provides an update of the reforms to the family justice system. He reports that overall, the planning for the Family Court is progressing with great enthusiasm and remarkably smoothly. The future of the Principal …

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ENGLAND – Social workers to get tool to improve care applications

Template, developed by Cafcass, will drastically shorten care applications and help social workers focus on key issues New tool will help practitioners ‘see the wood for the trees’, says Cafcass A simplified tool to improve care applications by social workers is to be launched next week. Developed by Cafcass and the Association of Directors of …

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WALES/ENGLAND – The Children Act 1989. Annex to PD 36C

The Children Act 1989. Annex to PD 36C (Revised Public Law Outline from 1st July 2013) Downloads The Children Act 1989. Annex to PD 36C   SOURCE: Family Law

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WALES/ENGLAND – President publishes revised PLO guidance and documents

The President of the Family Division has a issued a revised Public Law Outline(PLO)  and pilot practice direction, as well as a number of supporting guidance documents. There are three President’s Guidance documents: one on Allocation and Gatekeeping (with a Schedule); one on Continuity and Deployment (with an  Annex); and the other on Use of …

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