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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Civil legal services

Part 1Services

Unlawful removal of children

10(1)Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to the following orders and requirements where the individual is seeking to prevent the unlawful removal of a related child from the United Kingdom or to secure the return of a related child who has been unlawfully removed from the United Kingdom—

(a)a prohibited steps order or specific issue order (as defined in section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989);

(b)an order under section 33 of the Family Law Act 1986 for disclosure of the child’s whereabouts;

(c)an order under section 34 of that Act for the child’s return;

(d)a requirement under section 37 of that Act to surrender a passport issued to, or containing particulars of, the child.

(2)Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to the following orders and applications where the individual is seeking to secure the return of a related child who has been unlawfully removed to a place in the United Kingdom—

(a)a prohibited steps order or specific issue order (as defined in section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989);

(b)an application under section 27 of the Family Law Act 1986 for registration of an order relating to the child;

(c)an order under section 33 of that Act for disclosure of the child’s whereabouts;

(d)an order under section 34 of that Act for the child’s return.

Exclusions

(3)Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.

Definitions

(4)For the purposes of this paragraph, a child is related to an individual if the individual is the child’s parent or has parental responsibility for the child.

(5)In this paragraph “child” means a person under the age of 18.