Guidance

Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Directions - March 2020 update

New Practice Direction 36P and amendments to Practice Direction 36M come into force on 9 March 2020.

• From: Family Procedure Rule Committee and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 9 March 2020

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

PD Making document - March 2020

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Details

The following amendments or insertions have been made.

Practice Direction	Details
Practice Direction 36M (Pilot scheme: Procedure for using an online system to generate, file and continue applications in certain public law proceedings relating to children)	This update amends existing Practice Direction 36M (PD36M) in relation to a current HMCTS pilot of a digital system for submitting and processing public law applications.
Practice Direction 36P (Pilot scheme: Placement proceedings: procedure for specified steps to be taken via the online system)	This facilitates a new HMCTS pilot of an online system for placement proceedings.

These changes come into force on 9 March 2020.

Published 9 March 2020