Rule 25.2 InterpretationF1

In this Part—

• F2...

• “children proceedings” means—

  1. (a)

     proceedings referred to in rules 12.1 and 14.1 and any other proceedings which relate wholly or mainly to the maintenance or upbringing of a minor;

  2. (b)

     applications for permission to start proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a);and

  3. (c)

     applications made in the course of proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a);

• “expert” means a person who provides expert evidence for use in proceedings;

  F3(Section 13(8) of the 2014 Act provides for what is not included in reference to providing expert evidence or putting expert evidence before the court in children proceedings)

• F4...

• F5“regulated expert” means an expert who is—

  1. (a)

     regulated by a UK statutory body;

  2. (b)

     on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care; or

  3. (c)

     regulated by an approved regulator under the Legal Services Act 2007;

• “single joint expert” means a person who provides expert evidence for use in proceedings on behalf of two or more of the parties (including the applicant) to the proceedings;

• F6“technical expert” means an expert who provides evidence on—

  1. (a)

     digital forensics;

  2. (b)

     DNA testing;

  3. (c)

     handwriting analysis; or

  4. (d)

     toxicology testing.

The meaning of “children proceedings” in paragraph (1) is the prescribed meaning for the purposes of section 13(9) of the 2014 Act.