Child Focused Model (Pathfinder) - Template orders
As you are aware the Pathfinder project was launched in January 2026 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Please see below the approved template orders for use under the Pathfinder project:
HIOW DECISION HEARING V3 MAR26
HIOW GK2 TEMPLATE ORDER V5 MARCH 2026 AMENDED 1 (003)
HIOW PATHFINDER INTERIM DECISION HEARING TEMPLATE ORDER...
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Allocation guidance relating to children in the Family Court
The President of the Family Division has issued Guidance on Allocation and Gatekeeping in respect of Proceedings relating to Children in the Family Court, in accordance with rule 21 of the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014.
This guidance applies to all proceedings relating to children issued in...
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Stop Press: Financial Remedies Guide 2026
A notice has been issued with the approval of the President (of the Family Division).
The Financial Remedies Court (“FRC”) was formally established on 24 February 2021 after a successful pilot launched in 2018.
The core documents underpinning the FRC, including the essential requirements of the Efficiency Statements, require updating to reflect...
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Hampshire & IOW Pathfinder News
It has now been a little over 6 weeks since the Pathfinder model launched in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. The Local Implementation Group (LIG) have been meeting regularly to discuss progress and address quickly any issues that have arisen.
Since the beginning of January training has taken place across all...
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PD12J – Child Arrangements & Contact Orders: Domestic Abuse and Harm
PD12J sets out the procedure courts should follow in private law cases relating to children where there are allegations of domestic abuse are raised.
The following amendments are made to PD12J
the reference to honour-based violence is amended to honour-based abuse;
provision relating to “Scott Schedules” is amended to remove that term and...
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Latest Pathfinder Newsletter
What’s New
Pathfinder has launched this week across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Cafcass, Local Authorities, The You Trust (Domestic Abuse Support Service and Hampshire Constabulary) have worked collaboratively through the Child Impact Report Subgroup to finalise the process and agree a Child Impact Report protocol.
Training has been planned and delivered across...
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No.18 Chambers Announces Prestigious Gray’s Inn Scholarship Award for Holly McGahey
Holly McGahey (2023)
No.18 Chambers has announced that pupil barrister Holly McGahey has been awarded the highly coveted Gray’s Inn Ann Goddard Scholarship, a distinction recognising exceptional promise at the Bar.
The Ann Goddard Scholarship, one of Gray’s Inn’s most competitive awards, is granted to individuals who demonstrate outstanding advocacy skills, intellectual ability and...
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Re C (Children: Premature Determination) [2025] EWCA Civ 1481
Rachel Chapman (2017)
When does a judicial indication go too far? This was effectively the premise of this recent case heard by the Court of Appeal.
The Local Authority first made an application for public law orders in June 2023 in respect of 4 children. In December 2024, proceedings concluded in respect of the...
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