# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 3.9: Conduct of MIAMs


(1) Only an authorised family mediator may conduct a MIAM.
(2) At the MIAM, the authorised family mediator must—
(a) provide information about the principles, process and different models of mediation, and information about other methods of non-court dispute resolution;
(b) consider and explain the potential benefits of mediation and other methods of non-court dispute resolution as a means of resolving the dispute;
(c) assess whether there has been, or is a risk of, domestic abuse;
(d) assess whether there has been, or is a risk of, harm by a prospective party to a child that would be a subject of the application;
(e) indicate to those attending the MIAM which form, or forms, of non-court dispute resolution may be most suitable as a means of resolving the dispute, and why; and
(f) where sub-paragraph (e) applies, provide information to those attending the MIAM about how to proceed with the form, or forms, of non-court dispute resolution in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/3.9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-3.9
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