10 July 2024 Sean Mosby 772 News Update on unregulated experts in children proceedings bySean Mosby The Ministry of Justice has told the Family Procedure Rule Committee (''Committee') that the Ministry intends to draft amendments to the Family Procedure Rules regulating experts appointed by the court in both public and private law children proceedings (FPRC June minutes, paragraphs 7.1-7.3). This follows a commitment by a Minister of Justice in a House of Lords debate to a solution to unregulated experts in children proceedings. The Ministry intends to produce a final draft by the end of 2024 with the Committee planning a further consultation before a final Practice Direction or any proposed amendment is approved. The EWI will be following developments on this amendment and participate in any consultation. More links Link to the FPRC June meeting minutes Share Print Tags Unregulated Expertsunregulated psychologistFamily Procedure Rule Committee06. Rules and RegulationsFamily Procedure RulesMinistry of JusticeChildren Proceedings Related articles Access to public domain documents pilot Martin Craig Nicholas & Ors v Barnes Davison Thomas & Anor [2025] EWHC 752 (Ch) Rajan Marwaha v Director of Border Revenue & Anor Revenue & Anor Irish High Court introduces two new practice directions designed to streamline clinical negligence proceedings Podcast Episode 11: AI and the Expert Witness Switch article Update on Civil Procedure Rule Committee Access to Court Documents Proposals Previous Article GA v EL [2023] EWFC 187 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.