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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-order-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3114",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Fees Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-order-2004",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order replaces the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/690) and specifies the fees payable for family proceedings in the High Court and in county courts. Some of the fees have increased.\nThe table below sets out the fee changes and indicates where the fee number has changed.\nNumber and summary of new fee (for full description see Schedule 1)\nAmount of new fee\nAmount of old fee\nNumber of old fee\nSection 1. Fees to be taken in the High Court and in the county courts\n1 Commencement\n1.1 Filing originating proceedings\n£130\n£130\nNo change\n1.2 Presenting any petition\n£210\n£180\nNo change\n1.3 Applying for a non-molestation/occupation order\n£60\n£60\nNo change\n1.4 Amending a petition\n£50\n£50\nNo change\n1.5 Filing an answer to a petition or a cross-petition\n£150\n£100\nNo change\n1.6 Application for an order under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n2 Proceedings under the Children Act 1989\nOn filing an application or requesting leave—\n2.1 Parental responsibility, guardians, section 8 orders etc\n(a) section 4(1)(c) or (3), 5(1), 10(1) or (2)\n£120\n£90\nNo change\n(b) section 6(7) or 13(1)\n£120\n£90\nNo change\n2.2 Financial provision for children\n(a) paragraph 1(1), 2(1), 6(5) or 14(1) of Schedule 1\n£120\n£90\nNo change\n(b) paragraph 1(4), 2(5), 5(6), 6(7), 6(8), 8(2), 10(2) or 11 of Schedule 1\n£120\n£90\nNo change\n2.3 Secure accommodation\n(a) section 25\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.4 Care, supervision etc\n(a) section 31\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n(b) section 33(7), 38(8)(b), 39(1), (2), (3), or (4) or paragraph (6) of Schedule 3\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n(c) paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 14 where the order subject to the application relates to—\n2.4(b)\n(i) fees 2.1 or 2.2\n£120\n£90\n(ii) fees 2.3 to 2.10\n£150\n£90\n2.5 Contact with child in care\n(a) section 34(2), (3), (4) or (9)\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.6 Placement abroad\n(a) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.7 Education supervision\n(a) section 36(1)\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n(b) paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.8 Child assessment order\n(a) section 43(1)\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.9 Emergency protection\n(a) section 43(12)\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n(b) section 44, 45, 46 or 48\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.10 Recovery of children\n(a) section 50\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.11 Miscellaneous\n(a) section 102\n£150\n£90\nNo change\n2.12 Appeals\n(a) on commencing an appeal under section 94 of the Children Act 1989 relating to provisions to which the following fees apply—\n2.12\n(i) fees 2.1 or 2.2\n£120\n£90\n(ii) fees 2.3 to 2.10\n£150\n£90\n(b) on commencing an appeal under paragraph 23(11) of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989\n£150\n£90\n2.12\n2.13 Interim care/supervision orders\n(a) applying for interim care/supervision orders\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n3 Adoption and wardship applications\n3.1 Commencing proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976\n£140\n£120\nNo change\n3.2 Commencing proceedings under section 21 of the Adoption Act 1976\n£140\n£120\nNo change\n3.3 Applying for the exercise of High Court jurisdiction to children\n£140\n£120\nNo change\n4 Applications in proceedings\n4.1 Application for an order without notice or with consent\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n4.2 Request for directions for trial\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n4.3 Application on notice\n£80\n£60\nNo change\n4.4 Application for ancillary relief\n£210\n£120\nNo change\n5 Appeal from a district judge\n5.1 Appeal from a district judge to a judge\n£80\n£80\nNo change\n6 Searches\n6.1 Search in the central index of decrees absolute at Principal Registry\n£20\n£20\nNo change\n6.2 Search in the central index of parental responsibility agreements at Principal Registry\n£20\n£20\nNo change\n6.3 Search in the index of decrees absolute at any divorce county court\n£5\n£5\nNo change\n7 Copy documents\n7.1 (a) Copy of first page of a document\n£1\n£1\nNo change\n7.1 (b) Copy per page for subsequent pages\n20p\n20p\nNo change\n7.2 Copy per page of a document supplied by the party requesting the copy\n20p\n20p\nNo change\n7.3 Copy document in electronic form\n£3\n£3\nNo change\n8 Determination of costs\n8.1 Request for detailed assessment where party is legally aided or otherwise funded\n£100\n£100\nNo change\n8.2 Request for detailed assessment hearing where fee 8.1 does not apply or request for hearing date assessment under Part III Solicitors Act 1974\n£250\n£160\nNo change\n8.3 Request for default costs certificate to be issued\n£40\n£40\nNo change\n8.4 Appeal against decision made in detailed assessment proceedings\n£100\n£100\nNo change\n8.5 Application for court approval of certificate of costs\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n8.6 Application to set aside a default costs certificate\n£60\n£60\nNo change\n9 Registration of maintenance orders\n9.1 Application to register maintenance order\n£30\n£30\nNo change\n9.2 Application to send maintenance order abroad for reciprocal enforcement\n£30\n£30\nNo change\nSection 2. Fees to be taken in the county courts only\n10 Service\n10.1 Request for service by bailiff\n£30\n£20\n11.1\n11 Enforcement in the county courts\n11.1(a) Enforcement by issue of warrant of execution up to £125\n£30\n£30\n12.1(a)\n11.1(b) Enforcement by issue of warrant of execution over £125\n£50\n£50\n12.1(b)\n11.2 Further attempt at execution of warrant\n£20\n£20\n12.2\n11.3 Application for oral examination\n£40\n£40\n12.3\n11.4 Application for garnishee order or charging order or appointment of receiver\n£50\n£50\n12.4\n11.5 Application for a judgment summons\n£90\n£90\n12.5\n11.6 Issue of warrant of possession or delivery\n£90\n£90\n12.6\n11.7 Application for attachment of earnings order\n£60\n£60\n12.7\n12 Sale\n12.1 Removing or taking steps to remove goods\nReasonable expenses\nReasonable expenses\n13.1\n12.2 Advertising a sale by public auction\nReasonable expenses\nReasonable expenses\n13.2\n12.3 Appraisement of goods\n5p in the £1 or part of a £1 of the appraised value\n5p in the £1 or part of a £1 of the appraised value\n13.3\n12.4 For the sale of goods\n15p in the £1 or part of a £1 on the amount realised by the sale or such sum as the district judge considers justified\n15p in the £1 or part of a £1 on the amount realised by the sale or such sum as the district judge considers justified\n13.4\n12.5 Stop sale fee\n10p in the £1 or part of a £1 on appraised value or such other sum as the district judge considers justified plus any sum payable under fee 12.1, 12.2 or 12.3\n10p in the £1 or part of a £1 on appraised value or such other sum as the district judge considers justified plus any sum payable under fee 13.1, 13.2 or 13.3\n13.5\nSection 3. Fees to be taken in the High Court only\n13 Enforcement in the High Court\n13.1 Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery\n£30\n£30\n14.1\n13.2 Application for oral examination\n£40\n£40\n14.2\n13.3 Application for garnishee order or charging order or appointment of a receiver\n£50\n£50\n14.3\n13.4 Application for a judgment summons\n£90\n£90\n14.4\n13.5 Application to register judgment or order, or for leave to enforce an arbitration award, or for certified copy of a judgment or order\n£30\n£30\n14.5\n14 Affidavits\n14.1 On taking an affidavit or affirmation/attestation\n£5\n£5\n15.1\n14.2 For each exhibit referred to in an affidavit\n£2\n£2\n15.2\nA Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order (and other Orders relating to court fees) was placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament, and is available on the Court Service’s website at www.courtservice.gov.uk/cms/usingthecourts.htm.",
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