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The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/1499 · Made 10 June 2009

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Family Proceedings, England And Wales

Supreme Court Of England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

Made 10th June 2009

Laid before Parliament 18th June 2009

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92 of the Courts Act 2003f1.

In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of that Act the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice and the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and the Civil Justice Council.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c.39; section 92 is amended by paragraphs 308 and 345 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) from 1 October 2005.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  3. 3Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  4. 4Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  5. 5Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  6. 6Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  7. 7Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  8. 8Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  9. 9Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  10. 10Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  11. 11Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  12. 12Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  13. 13Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  14. 14Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  15. 15Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  16. 16Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  17. 17Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  18. 18Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  19. 19Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  20. 20Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  21. 21Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  22. 22Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  23. 23Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  24. 24Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  25. 25Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  26. 26Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
  27. Signature
  28. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2009.

(2)

Except as provided in paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 13th July 2009.

(3)

Article 5 comes into force on 1st September 2009.

2Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

The Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008f1 is amended as follows.

3Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 1.6, in column 2, for “£30” substitute “£40”.

4Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 2.1, for “C78” substitute “C79”.

5Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, after fee 2.1(a), insert —

“

(aa) section 4ZA(1)(c) or (6)f1 (parental responsibility);£175

”

6Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 2.2 —

(a)

in fee 2.2 (b) omit “at least 14 days before the day on which that hearing is listed”;

(b)

in fee 2.2 (c) omit “at least 14 days before the day on which the final hearing is listed”;

(c)

at the end of the notes to fee 2.2, insert “The fee in 2.2(b) and (c) is payable 14 days before the hearing or review.”.

7Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 4.1, in the description, omit “for an order”.

8Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, after 4.1 insert —

“

Note: Fee 4.1 is not payable in relation to an application by consent for an adjournment of a hearing where the application is received by the court at least 14 days before the date set for that hearing.

”

9Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 6.1, in column 2, for “£40” substitute “£60”.

10Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 7.1 —

(a)

in fee 7.1(a), at the end of the description, insert “and”;

(b)

for the note to fee 7.1, substitute —

“

Note: The fee payable under fee 7.1 includes –

  • where the court allows a party to fax to the court for the use of that party a document that has not been requested by the court and is not intended to be placed on the court file.

  • where a party requests that the court fax a copy of a document from the court file.

  • the court provides a subsequent copy of a document which it has previously provided.

”

11Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 8.4, in column 2, for “£100” substitute “£200”.

12Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 8.5, in column 2, for “£30” substitute “£50”.

13Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 8.6, in column 2, for “£60” substitute “£100”.

14Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 10.1, in column 2, for “£30” substitute “£100”.

15Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 11.1 —

(a)

in the description, omit “(a) where the amount for which the warrant issues does not exceed £125;” and “(b) where the amount for which the warrant issues exceeds £125.”;

(b)

In column 2, omit “£35” and “£55” and substitute “£100”.

16Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, omit fees 11.3, 11.4(a), 11.4(b), 11.5, 13.2, 13.3(a), 13.3(b) and 13.4.

17Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, omit the notes to fees 11.4(a), 11.4(b), 13.3(a) and 13.3(b).

18Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, after fee 9.2, insert —

“

9A. Enforcement
9A.1 On an application to question a judgment debtor or other person on oath in connection with enforcement of a judgment.

£50

9A.2(a) On an application for a garnishee order or the appointment of a receiver by way of equitable execution.

£100

Note: Fee 9A.2(a) is payable in respect of each third party against whom the order is sought.
9A.2(b) On an application for a charging order.£100
Note: Fee 9A.2(b) is payable in respect of each charging order applied for.
9A.3 On an application for a judgment summons.£100

”

19Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 11.7, in column 2, for “£65” substitute “£100”.

20Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 13.1, in column 2, for “£30” substitute “£50”.

21Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In Schedule 1, in fee 13.5, in column 2, for “£30” substitute “£50”.

22Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 2, for “626” substitute “26”.

23Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2, in column 2 —

(a)

for “£12,000” substitute “£13,000”;

(b)

for “£14,735” substitute “£15,930”;

(c)

for “£17,470” substitute “£18,860”;

(d)

for “£20,205” substitute “£21,790”; and

(e)

for “£22,940” substitute “£24,720”.

24Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2, in column 3 —

(a)

for “£16,000” substitute “£18,000”;

(b)

for “£18,735” substitute “£20,930”;

(c)

for “£21,470” substitute “£23,860”;

(d)

for “£24,205” substitute “£26,790”; and

(e)

for “£26,940” substitute “£29,720”.

25Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2, for “£2,735” substitute “£2,930”.

26Amendment of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008

In paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 2 —

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), for “£296” substitute “£315”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph(b), for “£228” substitute “£244”; and

(c)

in sub-paragraph (c), for “£150” substitute “£159”.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

4th June 2009

We consent,

Tony Cunningham

Frank Roy

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

10th June 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I.2008/1054 (L.6)). In this explanatory note “old fee number” and “old fee” refer to the relevant fee numbers and fees in the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008. “New fee number” and “new fee” refer to the relevant fee numbers and fees as amended by this Order. This Order makes the following changes of substance.

(a)

It increases some of the fees in Schedule 1 to the 2008 Order. Except as shown below, the fee increases are indicated in the body of the Order.

(b)

Article 5 inserts a new sub-paragraph into fee 2.1 to take account of amendments to the Children Act 1989 by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c.22). The insertion made by Article 5 will come into force on 1st September 2009.

(c)

Article 15 amends fee 11.1. The fee payable for the issue of a warrant of execution against goods no longer depends on the amount for which the warrant is issued. The previous fees are replaced by a single fee of £100.

(d)

Articles 16 and 17 remove the separate enforcement fees for the county court and the High Court, which are replaced, in article 18, by a common fee for both jurisdictions.

(e)

The table below shows the fee increases.

Old fee numberOld FeeNew fee numberNew fee
11.3£459A.1£50
13.2£409A.1£50
11.4(a)£559A.2(a)£100
11.4(b)£559A.2(b)£100
13.3(a)£509A.2(a)£100
13.3(b)£509A.2(b)£100
11.5£959A.3£100
13.4£909A.3£100
(f)

Articles 23 to 25 increase the figures for gross annual income in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 which are used to determine whether a party is eligible for fee remission.

(g)

Article 26 increases the amounts that may be deducted from a party’s gross monthly income for living expenses. The amount that a party may deduct rises from £296 to £315. The amount for each child of the party rises from £228 to £244 and the amount that may be deducted if the party has a partner rises from £150 to £159.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/civil-court-fees-2008-consultation-paper-cp31-08.pdf