SCHEDULE 2RULES OF PROCEDURE

Transfer of Proceedings2

1

Where—

a

any proceedings are relevant proceedings within the meaning of section 93 of the Children Act 198910, and

b

the justices' clerk or the court receives a request in writing from the resident party that the proceedings be transferred to another magistrates' court,

the justices' clerk or court shall issue a certificate in the appropriate form, granting or refusing the request in accordance with any Order made by the Lord Chancellor under Part I of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989.

2

Where a request is granted under paragraph (1) the justices' clerk shall send a copy of the certificate—

a

to the resident party,

b

to the Lord Chancellor’s Department, and

c

to the magistrates' court to which the proceedings are to be transferred.

3

Any consent given or refused by a justices' clerk in accordance with any Order made by the Lord Chancellor under Part I of Schedule 11 shall be recorded in writing by the justices' clerk at the time it is given or refused or as soon as practicable thereafter.