# The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2001, Article 3


In rule 1(2)—
(a) at the appropriate places, insert—
(i) ““children and family reporter” means an officer of the service who has been asked to prepare a welfare report under section 7(1)(a);”;
“(ii) “children’s guardian”—
(a) means an officer of the service appointed under section 41 for the child with respect to whom the proceedings are brought; but
(b) does not include such an officer appointed in relation to proceedings specified by rule 21A;”; and
(iii) ““officer of the service” has the same meaning as in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;”;
(b) omit the definition of “guardian ad litem”; and
(c) in the definition of “welfare officer”, for section 7 substitute “section 7(1)(b)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/818/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-children-act-1989-amendment-rules-2001/article-3
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