EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955) to—
ensure that applicants for certain orders do not, in person, hand over papers to respondents (rules 3(1) and (2) and 4(1), (2)(b) and (3)); and
make minor, tidying consequential amendments (rules 4(2)(a) and 5).
No impact assessment has been produced for these Rules, as no, or no significant, impact is anticipated to result from their provisions.