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Family procedure rule committee

The family procedure rule committee is a non-departmental public body set up under the Courts Act 2003 to make rules of court for use in family proceedings. Under the Courts Act the committee will be the single rule making body for the new family procedure rules. This will replace the separate rule making bodies that currently exist for family proceedings in the different levels of court.

The committee has made its first rules - the family procedure (adoption) rules 2005, which came into force on 30 December 2005. The committee is in a transitional stage and has not yet acquired its full powers to make rules for all family proceedings in all levels of family court.

Contact us: email or telephone 020 3334 3181

Membership of the committee

Membership of the family procedure rule committee, as set out below, is prescribed in section 77 of the Courts Act 2003. All non judicial members of the rule committee are appointed, in accordance with the Office of the Commission for Public Appointment's Code of Practice.

Name Position Term of Office
Current Expiry
The Right Honourable Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division Chairman and ex officio
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Wall Judge of the Court of Appeal 31/10/11
The Honourable Mr Justice Singer Judge of the High Court  30/10/10
Her Honour Judge Angela Finnerty  Circuit Judge 31/10/11
Senior District Judge Philip Waller District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division 31/10/10
District Judge Duncan Adam District Judge (County Court) 31/10/11
District Judge Paul Carr District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) 29/06/11
Martyn Cook Justice of the Peace 31/10/10
John Baker Justices' Clerk 31/10/11
Jane Probyn Barrister 31/10/10
Charles Hyde QC Barrister 31/10/11
Susan Jones  Barrister 31/10/09
David Salter Solicitor 31/10/09
Bruce Edgington Solicitor 31/10/10
Clive Redley Solicitor 31/10/11
Mike Hinchliffe Children & Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFCASS) 05/02/10
Ruth Lindley-Glover Lay Advice 31/08/09