{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-16.21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-16.21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/16.21",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "16.21",
  "heading": "Where the child instructs a solicitor or conducts proceedings on the child's own behalf",
  "text": "(1) Where it appears to the children's guardian that the child—\n(a) is instructing a solicitor direct; or\n(b) intends to conduct and is capable of conducting the proceedings on that child's own behalf,\nthe children's guardian must inform the court of that fact.\n(2) Where paragraph (1) applies the children's guardian—\n(a) must perform such additional duties as the court may direct;\n(b) must take such part in the proceedings as the court may direct; and\n(c) may, with the permission of the court, have legal representation in the conduct of those duties.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/16.21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+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."
}