STOP PRESS: On 23 February 2024, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, confirmed that the guidance on electronic bundles is suspended in relation to public children proceedings with immediate effect. The guidance has been referred to the Family Procedure Rule Committee with a view to a revised version being published. In the meantime, the judiciary and local authorities are to proceed according to the needs of the case and the capacity of the software system available to them. The guidance continues to apply to private law and financial remedy proceedings. See: Guidance on preparation of electronic bundles in public law proceedings LNB News 27/02/2024 61.

On 22 April 2014, the Public Law Outline for care, supervision and other proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) came into effect as Family Procedure Rules 2010, PD 12A (FPR 2010). FPR 2010, PD 12A sets out an outline for the procedure in public law children proceedings, including as to:

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   the order of the different stages of the process

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   the matters