The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020 and come into force on 1st October 2020.

(2) In these Rules, a reference to a Part or rule by number alone means the Part or rule so numbered in the Family Procedure Rules 2010(1).

Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

2.  The Family Procedure Rules 2010 are amended in accordance with rules 3 to 5 of these Rules.

Amendment of Part 10

3.—(1) In rule 10.12, in the words in parentheses at the end of the rule, for the words after “Part 37” substitute “(rule 37.4(2)(c) requires a contempt application to include confirmation that any order allegedly breached or disobeyed contained a penal notice)”.

(2) In rule 10.13—

(a) omit “Chapter 2 of”;

(b) omit “with the necessary modifications”; and

(c) for the words in parentheses at the end of the rule substitute—

“(Rule 37.4(2) includes requirements for the information to be contained in a contempt application in relation to breach of an undertaking.)”.

Amendment of Part 11

4.  In rule 11.15—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) omit “Chapter 2 of”; and

(ii) omit “with the necessary modifications”; and

(b) in the words in parentheses at the end of the rule substitute—

“(Rule 37.4(2) includes requirements for the information to be contained in a contempt application in relation to breach of an order or an undertaking.)”.

Amendment of Part 37

5.  For Part 37 substitute Part 37 as set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

Mrs Justice Theis

His Honour Judge Godwin

Michael Horton

Fiona James JP

Mr Justice Mostyn

Her Honour Judge Raeside

Michael Seath

District Judge Suh

District Judge Williams

I allow these Rules

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Alex Chalk

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Ministry of Justice

16th July 2020