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3. In article 2—
(a)after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““Advocates Meeting” means an Advocates Meeting held in accordance with paragraph 4.5 or 5.2 of the Children Act Protocol and the expression “Advocates Meeting” does not include communications between the advocates under paragraph 5.2 other than a meeting;”.
(b)after the definition of “assessment of costs” insert—
““care proceedings” means proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989(1);
“Case Management Conference” means a Case Management Conference held in accordance with step 4 of the Children Act Protocol;”;
(c)after the definition of “certificate” insert—
““Children Act Protocol” means the Protocol annexed to the Practice Direction (Care Cases: Judicial Continuity and Judicial Case Management) made by the President of the Family Division;”
(d)in the definition of “family proceedings”—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (b); and
(ii)after sub-paragraph (h) insert—
“but excluding proceedings under either the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975(2) or the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996(3)”;
(e)in the definition of “function F3”, after “in connection with a hearing” insert “or, in care proceedings, an Advocates Meeting, Case Management Conference or Pre-Hearing Review”;
(f)in the definition of “function F5”, after “in connection with the main hearing” insert “and, in care proceedings, where the same counsel attends both the Pre-Hearing Review and the main hearing on behalf of a client, the Pre-Hearing Review”;
(g)after the definition of “the main hearing” insert—
““Pre-Hearing Review” means a Pre-Hearing Review held in accordance with step 5 of the Children Act Protocol;”.
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