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Family weekly highlights—20 April 2023

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Published on: 20 April 2023

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Table of contents

Practice and procedure
Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) meeting minutes
HMCTS publishes updated operational summary for week commencing 17 April 2023
Emergency procedures
Without notice applications under FLA 1996 (DS v AC)
Financial provision
HM Treasury publishes consultation outcome on SCAPE discount rate methodology
Public children
Adding counsel or other legal representatives online
Court of protection

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Article summary

This week's edition of Family weekly highlights includes an analysis of guidance regarding the approach to take to without notice applications under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996, guidance for local authorities on adding counsel or other legal representatives via the HMCTS portal, details of the announcement that the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards will be delayed until the end of the current Parliamentary term and the latest minutes from the Family Procedure Rule Committee meeting.

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