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Standard Variable Directions Checklist (PDF 41KB) Allocation Hearings Checklist (PDF 22KB) Case Management Conference Checklist (PDF 20KB) Experts and Assessments Checklist (PDF 17KB) Miscellaneous (Adoption/Administrative/Final Hearing etc) Checklist (PDF 15KB)

R: Recitals

R1 Upon applicationR2 Upon hearing advocatesR3 Upon hearing specifying advocatesR4 Upon hearing oral evidenceR5 Upon reading etcR6 Upon the basisR7 It is recordedR8 It is orderedR9 The court ordersR10 It is directedR11The court directs

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P: Parties, Representation and Related Applications

P1 Join children as partiesP2 Appoint children's guardianP3 Appoint children's guardian (general)P4 Appoint children's solicitorP5 Appoint children's solicitor (general)P6 Cafcass to allocate children's guardianP7 Notification of names of the guardian and/or the solicitor appointedP8 Party statusP9 Joinder as party to meet allegationsP10 Adjourn party status application pending outcome of assessmentP11 Permission to apply for residence/contact ordersP12 Adjourn applications for leave to apply for residence/contact ordersP13 Refusal of application for party statusP14 Cease to be partyP15 Children's Attendance at hearingsP16 Excuse party/children's guardian attendance at hearing

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IC: Interim Care and Supervision Orders

IC1 Short form renewal of interim care/supervision ordersIC2 Long form renewal of interim care/supervision ordersIC3 Schedule to the short form orderIC4 Care order warningIC5 Consent form for renewal in the parties absenceIC6 Certificate of compliance for renewal in the parties absenceIC7 Exclusion order - Section 38A Children Act 1989

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T: Transfer of proceedings

T1 TransferT2 For Allocation DirectionsT3 For Case Management DirectionsT4 For specific hearingT5 For specific hearingT6 Determine Interim ordersT7 Purpose of next hearingT8 Listing next hearingT9 Grounds upon which transferredT10 Consent to transferT11 Transfer to District Registry High CourtT12 Allocation for Case ManagementT13 Allocation to Family Division Judge by Clerk to RulesT14 Transfer to High Court - Reserved Case Management to other judgeT15 List for consideration transfer to High Court

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H: Hearings - Allocation, Case Management, Directions etc

H1 Allocation for Case ManagementH2 Allocation for Case Management - identity of judgesH3 Allocation to Family Division JudgeH4 Allocation to Family Division Judge & identity Case Management judgeH5 Allocation of Family Division Judge by Clerk to RulesH6 Conduct of Case Management hearingsH7 Judge to conduct First HearingH8 Judge to conduct Allocation HearingH9 Judge responsible for Case Management ConferenceH10 Judge responsible for pre-hearing review and final hearingH11 Allocation of stand by judge and fixing hearingsH12 List Case Management ConferenceH13 Case Management Conference - Direction to local authorityH14 Case Management Conference - Direction to other partiesH15 Advocates meetingH16 Experts - Requirement to comply with Appendix CH17 Availability and contact requirementsH18 Disclosure outstandingH19 PHR listingH20 Final Hearing listingH21 Further directions hearing - generalH22 Further directions hearing - identifying issues & directions soughtH23 Contested interim care order hearingH24 Finding fact/causation hearingH25 Fact finding hearing to determine specified issuesH26 Vacate hearingH27 Permission to withdraw applicationH28 Discharge Previous DirectionsH29 Replacement/variation previous directions

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D: Case Management Documents

D1 Specifying Documents to be filedD2 Exchange Case Management DocumentsD3 Schedule of issues and witness timetableD4 Local authority bundleD5 Local authority bundle - short formD6 Local authority schedule of facts to support 'threshold criteria' formulationD7 Local authority schedule issues on which findings soughtD8 Time For Parties Attendance

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E: Evidence

E1 Statement in reply to initial social work statementE2 StatementsE3 General Direction for filing further statementsE4 Oral evidence limited to statements filed and servedE5 Limitation of content of statementE6 Children's guardian interim/final reportE7 Local authority final statements & care plan(s)E8 Local authority interim care plan(s)E9 Direction to address ethnicity, language, religion and culture

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DD: Disclosure of Court Documents and by Other Agencies

DD1 Criminal proceedings concluded against a partyDD2 Criminal proceedings against a non partyDD3 Liberty to applyDD4 Ongoing criminal investigationDD5 Disclosure of court documents to the policeDD6 Service of order on the policeDD7 Service of disclosed police records - domestic violence

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EX: Experts and Assessments

EX1 Local authority schedule of proposed assessment(s) and interim care plansEX2 Local authority obtaining medical recordsEX3 Children's solicitor obtaining medical recordsEX4 Instruction of medical expert by children's solicitorEX5 Joint instruction of medical expert- paediatric etcEX6 Instruction of medical expert- specific considerationsEX7 Local authority Core/Framework Assessment reportsEX8 Instruction of adult psychologist assessmentEX9 Parent or other party instruction of (treating) psychiatristEX10 Independent Social Work assessment- Risk, Parenting capacity etcEX11 Local authority instructing Independent Social Worker assessment - shared costsEX12 Independent Social Work Assessment - joint instructionEX13 List hearing Section 38(6) application - Residential assessmentEX14 Disclose documents to residential resourceEX15 Local authority statement on funding residential assessmentEX16 Parent or other party's statement and proposals for assessmentEX17 Local authority interim care plan including assessment proposalsEX18 Drug Hair Strand Tests - specifying drugs to be testedEX19 Party's report GP or psychiatrist on mental healthEX20 Parent's mental health - Patient's Discharge Care PlanEX21 Addendum reports from experts on consideration of further evidenceEX22 Meeting of expertsEX23 Schedule/Statement of Concurrence medical expertsEX24 Permission to disclose case papers to expertEX25 Permission nominated lead solicitor to disclose case papers to expertEX26 Permission to expert to see/examine child(ren)EX27 Filing and service expert reportEX28 Time for preparation, approval and delivery of letter of instruction to expert

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EC: Experts costs and apportionment provisions

EC1 Reasonable costs a proper expense on Public Funding CertificateEC2 Cost borne by local authorityEC3 Cost apportioned between local authority and other partiesEC4 Cost apportioned equally including local authorityEC5 Cost apportioned - Fees to be discharged by lead solicitorEC6 Cost apportioned - Fees to be discharged by lead solicitor- LSC authority other partiesEC7 Time for payment of expert's feesEC8 Total limit on costEC9 Maximum ratesEC10 Total limit and maximum rates

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CP: Care Planning and Placement

CP1 Professionals' Meeting to inform care plan proposalsCP2 Local authority Family Placement statementCP3 Disclosure of documents to Adoption/Permanency PanelsCP4 Addendum to care plan, Form E's etcCP5 Local authority statement for financial provision to be madeCP6 Local authority statement from Principal Officer - policy etcCP7 Agreement on support and assistance to be provided under supervision orderCP8 Policy & guidelines on permanence & contact

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AD: Administrative Arrangements/security etc

AD1 Language interpretersAD2 Interpreters for the deafAD3 Security/vulnerable witness arrangements

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CC: Contact Orders

CC1 Contact Order generalCC2 Requirement to make children availableCC3 Permission to refuse contactCC4 Specified minimum contact-discretion to superviseCC5 Section 34(4) - conditional upon 'matching' for adoptionCC6 Section 34(4) - upon 'matching' for adoption (alternative form)CC7 Sibling contactCC8 Reserved future applications

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FD: Final Orders/Disclosure at Final Hearing/Costs

FD1 Disclose children's medical reports etc to GPFD2 Disclose reports etc to parents GP or counsellor/therapistFD3 Disclose reports & documents to prospective adoptersFD4 Local authority to place documents on children's care filesFD5 Disclosure documents post final care orderFD6 Place judgment on care file & judgment to expertsFD7 Judgment to be obtained at public expenseFD8 Costs AdjournedFD9 Costs ReservedFD10 Costs Assessment under Public Funding Certificate(s)FD11 Costs No Order

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A: Adoption and freeing for Adoption

A1 Filing Originating application and Schedule 2 reportA2 Join child as party and appoint children's guardian on filing applicationA3 Tie care and freeing applications for concurrent listingA4 Children's guardian to file report in freeing applicationA5 Children's guardian to file & serve single consolidated report care & freeingA6 Evidence in care etc to stand as evidence in freeing applicationA7 Court to consider disclosure Schedule 2, children's guardian report & child's attendanceA8 Dispense children attendance at hearing

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SD: Section 37 Directions

SD1 Contemplation of Care or SupervisionSD2 Direction to local authority to investigateSD3 Direction to local authority to investigateSD4 Service of documents on local authoritySD5 Requirement for parties to serve further documents on local authoritySD6 Direction to local authority for filing and service of reportSD7 Notice of order to local authority

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