SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Civil legal services

C1Part 1Services

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Unlawful removal of children

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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.

3Exclusions

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.