# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955) (“the FPR”).
The FPR include provision for when it will not amount to a contempt of court to communicate information from proceedings heard in private in relation to a child. Rules 4 and 6 of these Rules insert new rules into the FPR (rules 12.73A and 14.14A) to enable provision to be made in Practice Directions relating to the court permitting such communication. Rules 3 and 5 of these Rules make consequential amendments to existing provisions of the FPR.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1322/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2024/note
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