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Document	Date issued	Issued by	Topics covered
Norfolk Local Practice Direction for Private Law Children Act proceedings and FLA 1996 injunctions.	31 July 2026	HHJ North (DFJ)	MIAM/NCDR Allocation of Cases Fact Finding hearings Qualified Legal Representatives Position statements Reports pages Rule 16.4 Children's Guardian Service of Orders on CAFCASS and Norfolk County Council Court attendance of Section 7 authors Statements Family Law Act 1996 injunctions pages Bundles (including Police Disclosure)
South, East, North Practice Note on Public Law	1 January 2026	Family Presider for the region	Compliance with PLO Urgent hearings Advocates' meetings and CMHs Threshold Parenting Assessments, IVAs and full assessments Fact findings Experts Further CMHs Statutory time limit IRH/EFH Bundles Family Public Law Portal

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Date issued

Issued by

Topics covered

Norfolk Local Practice Direction for Private Law Children Act proceedings and FLA 1996 injunctions.

31 July 2026

HHJ North (DFJ)

MIAM/NCDR
Allocation of Cases
Fact Finding hearings
Qualified Legal Representatives
Position statements
Reports pages
Rule 16.4 Children's Guardian
Service of Orders on CAFCASS and Norfolk County Council
Court attendance of Section 7 authors
Statements
Family Law Act 1996 injunctions pages
Bundles (including Police Disclosure)

South, East, North Practice Note on Public Law

1 January 2026

Family Presider for the region

Compliance with PLO
Urgent hearings
Advocates' meetings and CMHs
Threshold
Parenting Assessments, IVAs and full assessments
Fact findings
Experts
Further CMHs
Statutory time limit
IRH/EFH
Bundles
Family Public Law Portal

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