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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-access-to-justice-act-1999-destination-of-appeals-family-proceedings-order-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111506325",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-access-to-justice-act-1999-destination-of-appeals-family-proceedings-order-2011",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order provides for the routes of appeal from decisions made in family proceedings by certain levels of judge. It replaces, in a single instrument, provision which is made for some types of family proceedings in rules of court (which are separately revoked by virtue of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955) and the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2921)) and for others in the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2005 (S.I.2005/3276) (which is revoked by Article 4). With effect from 6th April 2011, appeals against decisions made in family proceedings in the High Court or a county court shall lie as follows—\n(a) appeals from decisions made by a district judge or deputy district judge of a county court will lie to a judge of that court (article 3); and\n(b) appeals from decisions made by a district judge of the High Court, a district judge of the principal registry of the Family Division, a costs judge, or a deputy or temporary additional officer in any such office will lie to a judge of the High Court (article 2). Article 2 applies to a decision to be appealed in proceedings in the principal registry of the Family Division of the High Court where it is treated as if it were a county court (for example, where it is treated as a care centre or a divorce county court).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111506325/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:54:08.299528+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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