On 21 November 2024, the Home Office issued an updated version of the Worker and Temporary Worker priority change of circumstance service guidance. The main changes to the guidance are the time when the ‘priority service’ is open for receiving requests every day being extended from 9am – 5pm to 7am - 5pm weekdays, and the maximum ‘priority service’ requests accepted per day moving from 60 to 100. The updated guidance also emphasises that applicants must ensure to include their organisation name (as detailed on their licence), sponsor licence number and priority request type in the email subject line. The other service, eligibility criteria, application process, processing times, and fees remain the same.

The transparency reporting pilot in the Family Court, allowing accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on what they see and hear in children cases in the family courts, will extend to include public and private law cases before magistrates in all 19 current pilot areas from Monday 4 November 2024. In addition, the transparency reporting pilot in the Financial Remedies Court for the reporting of financial remedy proceedings will extend from the Central Family Court, Birmingham and Leeds to include the Royal Courts of Justice from 11 November 2024.

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being updated for Statement in Changes HC 584, see: LNB News 03/09/2026 37 (Fee waiver application date does not count for 3C leave if no human rights application submitted, and Biometrics have to be completed even if application varied). Changes in force for applications from 8 October 2026. In this Practice Note, the terms ‘leave to enter/remain’ and ‘permission to enter/stay’ are used interchangeably. The word ‘permission’ replaces ‘leave’ in the Immigration Rules for simplified routes, but the former term is still used in other categories of stay and the relevant legislation. A person with permission to enter or remain in the UK, who wishes and is permitted to apply to stay beyond the date their current leave expires, or who wishes to change immigration route is generally required to make an application when in the UK to the Home Office to vary their permission. A person’s permission may be varied: • by restricting, enlarging or removing the limit on its duration, or • by adding, varying or revoking

When meeting with a prospect it is important to have some knowledge about the person and the business they represent. This plan can be used to help a lawyer prepare for a business development (BD) meeting. Preparatory task Findings Conduct background research on the

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1 We are committed to providing a high-quality legal service. 2 We acknowledge that we may not always get it right, so if something has gone wrong, including in relation to our charges, we need you to tell us. This will help us to improve our standards of service. [We handle complaints in accordance with the Model Complaints Resolution Procedure (MCRP) developed by the Legal Ombudsman. You can find more information about the MCRP on the Legal Ombudsman’s website at: www.legalombudsman.org.uk/for-legal-service-providers/learning-resources/model-complaints-resolution-procedure/.] 3 How do I make a complaint? 3.1 You can contact us in writing (by letter or email) or by telephone. 3.2 [In the first instance, it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns. We will do our best to resolve any issues as quickly as possible. If your concern amounts to a complaint, we will deal with it under this complaints procedure. If you do not feel able to discuss your concerns with them, please contact the person responsible for the overall supervision of your matter, who will be named in the

Delete clause 3.6 of Precedent: Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client and replace it with the following clauses 3.6 and 3.7: 3.6 Your method of work is your own and you will carry out your tasks as data protection officer (DPO) (as set out in the Schedule in an independent manner. You will not receive (and the Company[ and its Group Companies] will not seek to provide you with) any instructions regarding the exercise of those tasks. 3.7 Subject to clause 3.6, you will pay due regard to the reasonable requests of the [Board OR Chief Executive] and will, where possible, work and co-operate with any employee, worker, agent or other consultant of the Company[ or any Group Company] in the provision of the Services. Insert the following provisions in Precedent: Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client as new clauses 3.14 and 3.15. 3.14 You acknowledge that the Company: 3.14.1 has appointed you on the basis of your professional qualities and, in particular, your expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and your ability to provide the Services; and 3.14.2 will be relying on your

1 Application of this procedure 1.1 This procedure should be followed by all staff members before undertaking any visits away from our offices, including: 1.1.1 visits to [clients’ OR customers’] homes or place of business; 1.1.2 visits to other external locations, eg [insert, eg drop-in centres or advice clinics]; or 1.1.3 otherwise when the staff member is proposing to conduct work away from our premises. 1.2 This procedure is designed to prevent staff members from being placed in situations that expose them to an unreasonable level of risk to their health or safety. If the risks cannot be contained or the risks mitigated to acceptable levels then the visit must not take place. 2 Initial enquiries 2.1 Prior to undertaking any visits, the staff member must make suitable enquiries about the premises to determine whether there may be any potential risks to their health or safety. Issues to be considered may include: 2.1.1 the purpose of the visit

A: General information Date of assessment [Insert date of assessment] Person(s) conducting assessment [Insert name] B: Risk assessment What is the risk or hazard identified? Who might be harmed and how? What is the firm already doing to control the risks? What steps should be put in place to avoid or mitigate the risks? By whom? Completed? [Insert, eg The customer to be visited has a potentially dangerous dog at their address.] [Insert, eg The staff member visiting may be at risk of injury or other threat to personal safety.] [Insert,

Section 249 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) provides that an order to extinguish vehicular rights on a highway may be made where certain conditions are fulfilled. The section is mainly used for pedestrian schemes or to create a cul-de-sac of a side road which would otherwise lead onto a busy main road. It can also be used to remove vehicular rights on byway open to all traffic. See Practice Note: Public rights of way. Closure of a highway can only be commenced if a planning authority resolves that the action is necessary to improve the amenity of their local area (see below). Procedure for making orders The procedure for making orders under TCPA 1990, s 249 is set out in TCPA 1990, s 252. Before making an order, the Secretary of State or the Council of a London Borough must take the following steps: • publish in at least one local newspaper circulating in the relevant area, and in the London

This Flowchart sets out the conditions that must be satisfied for the court to declare that

This Flowchart sets out the conditions that must be satisfied for the court to declare that