Practice Direction 27A Family Bundle Preparation Consultation
Summary
The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting publicly on a new Practice Direction 27A concerning bundle preparation in family proceedings. The draft aims to modernize requirements to reflect current use of electronic bundles and consolidate existing judicial guidance into a single comprehensive source. The consultation seeks feedback on standardized bundle preparation requirements applicable in family courts in England and Wales.
What changed
The Family Procedure Rule Committee has published a new draft Practice Direction 27A for public consultation, addressing bundle preparation in family proceedings. The draft aims to update requirements for electronic bundles and consolidate provisions previously contained in judicial guidance into a single comprehensive document.
Legal professionals and courts in England and Wales should review the draft and consider how standardized bundle requirements may affect their practice. While this is a procedural consultation rather than a binding rule change, feedback may influence the final requirements that will govern bundle preparation in family proceedings.
What to do next
- Submit feedback by 21 October 2024
- Review the draft Practice Direction 27A
- Submit comments via the consultation process
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New draft Practice Direction 27A
From: Family Procedure Rule Committee Published 12 September 2024 Get emails about this page
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Summary
The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting publicly on a new Practice Direction 27A concerning the preparation of bundles in family proceedings.
This consultation ran from
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12:30pm on 12 September 2024
to
11:59pm on 21 October 2024
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Consultation description
The Committee’s aim is that a new PD27A should reflect the fact that electronic bundles are commonly used now in most family proceedings and also to bring into PD27A provisions which are currently made in judicial guidance.
A key purpose of the draft new PD27A is to ensure clarity and consistency across how bundles are formulated. The Committee intend for the new PD27A to be a comprehensive source of requirements for the preparation of bundles in family proceedings, with which anyone preparing a bundle is able to comply.
Given the centrality of the need for clear and consistent bundles to a fair and efficient family justice system, as well as the practical implications for parties and their legal representatives, the Committee has decided to consult publicly on the draft new PD27A.
The draft new PD27A can be found on this page alongside a document which provides more information about this consultation and how to submit responses.
The deadline for responses is 21 October 2024.
Documents
New draft Practice Direction 27A consultation
PDF, 214 KB, 8 pages
New draft Practice Direction 27A
PDF, 270 KB, 20 pages
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