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.