{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-30.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-30.1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/30.1",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "30.1",
  "heading": "Scope and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The rules in this Part apply to appeals to—\n(a) the High Court; and\n(b) the family court.\n(2) This Part does not apply to an appeal in detailed assessment proceedings against a decision of an authorised court officer.\n(Rules 47.21 to 47.24 of the CPR deal with appeals against a decision of an authorised court officer in detailed assessment proceedings.)\n(3) In this Part—\n“appeal court” means the court to which an appeal is made;\n“appeal notice” means an appellant's or respondent's notice;\n“appellant” means a person who brings or seeks to bring an appeal;\n“costs judge” means —\n(a)the Chief Taxing Master;\n(b)a taxing master of the Senior Courts; or\n(c)a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in paragraph (b) or to act as temporary additional officer for any such office;\n“district judge” means —\n(a)the Senior District Judge of the Family Division\n(b)a district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division;\n(c)a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in paragraph (b) or to act as temporary additional officer for any such office;\n(d)a district judge;\n(e)a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 or section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984; or\n(f)a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);\n“lower court” means the court from which, or the person from whom, the appeal lies; and\n“respondent” means—\n(a)a person other than the appellant who was a party to the proceedings in the lower court and who is affected by the appeal; and\n(b)a person who is permitted by the appeal court to be a party to the appeal.\n(4) This Part is subject to any rule, enactment or practice direction which sets out special provisions with regard to any particular category of appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 30.1(1)(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 21(a) (with rule 45)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 30.1 substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 21(b) (with rule 45)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 30.1(3) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 21(c) (with rule 45)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/30.1",
    "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."
}