
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 14th October 1991.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–“child”–
(a) means, subject to sub-paragraph (b), a person under the age of 18 with respect to whom proceedings are brought, and
(b) where the proceedings are under Schedule 1, also includes a person who has reached the age of 18;
 “London commission area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979;
 “petty sessions area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979;and
 “the Act” means the Children Act 1989, and a section, Part or Schedule referred to by number alone means the section, Part or Schedule so numbered in that Act.
2 
For the purposes of this Order there shall be the following classes of county court:
(a) divorce county courts, being those courts designated for the time being as divorce county courts by an order under section 33 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984;
(b) family hearing centres, being those courts set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;
(c) care centres, being those courts set out in column (ii) of Schedule 2 to this Order.
3 

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and to article 4, proceedings under any of the following provisions shall be commenced in a magistrates' court:
(a) section 25 (use of accommodation for restricting liberty);
(b) section 31 (care and supervision orders);
(c) section 33(7) (leave to change name of or remove from United Kingdom child in care);
(d) section 34 (parental contact);
(e) section 36 (education supervision orders);
(f) section 43 (child assessment orders);
(g) section 44 (emergency protection orders);
(h) section 45 (duration of emergency protection orders etc.);
(i) section 46(7) (application for emergency protection order by police officer);
(j) section 48 (powers to assist discovery of children etc.);
(k) section 50 (recovery orders);
(l) section 75 (protection of children in an emergency);
(m) section 77(6) (appeal against steps taken under section 77(1));
(n) section 102 (powers of constable to assist etc.);
(o) paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 (approval of arrangements to assist child to live abroad);
(p) paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 (contribution orders);
(q) paragraph 8 of Schedule 8 (certain appeals);
(r) section 21 of the Adoption Act 1976.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (l) and subject to paragraph (3), proceedings of a kind set out in sub-paragraph (b), (e), (f), (g), (i) or (j) of paragraph (1), and which arise out of an investigation directed, by the High Court or a county court, under section 37(1), shall be commenced—
(a) in the court which directs the investigation, where that court is the High Court or a care centre, or
(b) in such care centre as the court which directs the investigation may order.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (l) and (2), proceedings of a kind set out in subparagraph (a) to (k), (n) or (o) of paragraph (l) shall be made to a court in which are pending other proceedings, in respect of the same child, which are also of a kind set out in those sub-paragraphs.
4 

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), proceedings under the Act, or under the Adoption Act 1976–
(a) to extend, vary or discharge an order, or
(b) the determination of which may have the effect of varying or discharging an order,
shall be made to the court which made the order.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an application for an order under section 8 which would have the effect of varying or discharging an order made, by a county court, in accordance with section 10(l)(b) shall be made to a divorce county court.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an application to extend, vary or discharge an order made, by a county court, under section 38, or for an order which would have the effect of extending, varying or discharging such an order, shall be made to a care centre.
(4) A court may transfer proceedings made in accordance with paragraph (l) to any other court in accordance with the provisions of articles 5 to 13.
5 
Sections 38 and 39 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 shall not apply to proceedings under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976.
6 
A magistrates' court (the “transferring court”) shall transfer proceedings under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976 to another magistrates' court (the “receiving court”) where–
(a) having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), the transferring court considers that the transfer is in the interests of the child–
(i) because it is likely significantly to accelerate the determination of the proceedings,
(ii) because it would be appropriate for those proceedings to be heard together with other family proceedings which are pending in the receiving court, or
(iii) for some other reason, and
(b) the receiving court, by its justices' clerk (as defined by rule 1(2) of the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991), consents to the transfer.
7 

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) and to articles 15 to 18, a magistrates" court may, upon application by a party or of its own motion, transfer to a county court proceedings of any of the kinds mentioned in article 3(1) where it considers it in the interests of the child to do so having regard, first, to the principle set out in section 1(2) and, secondly, to the following questions:
(a) whether the proceedings are exceptionally grave, important or complex, in particular–
(i) because of complicated or conflicting evidence about the risks involved to the child"s physical or moral well-being or about other matters relating to the welfare of the child;
(ii) because of the number of parties;
(iii) because of a conflict with the law of another jurisdiction;
(iv) because of some novel and difficult point of law; or
(v) because of some question of general public interest;
(b) whether it would be appropriate for those proceedings to be heard together with other family proceedings which are pending in another court; and
(c) whether transfer is likely significantly to accelerate the determination of the proceedings, where–
(i) no other method of doing so, including transfer to another magistrates' court, is appropriate, and
(ii) delay would seriously prejudice the interests of the child who is the subject of the proceedings.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), proceedings of the kind mentioned in subparagraph (g) to (j), (1), (m), (p) or (q) of article 3(1) shall not be transferred from a magistrates' court.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), proceedings of the kind mentioned in subparagraph (a) or (n) of article 3(1) shall only be transferred from a magistrates'court to a county court in order to be heard together with other family proceedings which arise out of the same circumstances as gave rise to the proceedings to be transferred and which are pending in another court.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (3), proceedings of the kind mentioned in article 3(1)(a) shall not be transferred from a magistrates' court which is not a family proceedings court within the meaning of section 92(1).
8 
Subject to articles 15 to 18, a magistrates" court may transfer to a county court proceedings under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976, being proceedings to which article 7 does not apply, where, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), it considers that in the interests of the child the proceedings can be dealt with more appropriately in that county court.
9 

(1) Where a magistrates' court refuses to transfer proceedings under article 7, a party to those proceedings may apply to the care centre listed in column (ii) of Schedule 2 to this Order against the entry in column (i) for the petty sessions area or London commission area in which the magistrates' court is situated for an order under paragraph (2).
(2) Upon hearing an application under paragraph (l) the court may transfer the proceedings to itself where, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2) and the questions set out in article 7(1)(a) to (c), it considers it in the interests of the child to do so.
(3) Upon hearing an application under paragraph (l) the court may transfer the proceedings to the High Court where, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), it considers–
(a) that the proceedings are appropriate for determination in the High Court, and
(b) that such determination would be in the interests of the child.
10 
Subject to articles 15 to 17, a county court (the “transferring court”) shall transfer proceedings under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976 to another county court (the “receiving court”) where–
(a) the transferring court, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), considers the transfer to be in the interests of the child, and
(b) the receiving court is–
(i) of the same class or classes, within the meaning of article 2, as the transferring court, or
(ii) to be presided over by a judge or district judge who is specified by directions under section 9 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 for the same purposes as the judge or district judge presiding over the transferring court.
11 
A county court may transfer to a magistrates" court before trial proceedings which were transferred under article 7(1) where the county court, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2) and the interests of the child, considers that the criterion cited by the magistrates' court as the reason for transfer–
(a) in the case of the criterion in article 7(1)(a), does not apply,
(b) in the case of the criterion in article 7(1)(b), no longer applies, because the proceedings with which the transferred proceedings were to be heard have been determined,
(c) in the case of the criterion in article 7(1)(c), no longer applies.
12 
A county court may transfer proceedings under the Act or the Adoption Act 1976 to the High Court where, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), it considers–
(a) that the proceedings are appropriate for determination in the High Court, and
(b) that such determination would be in the interests of the child.
13 
Subject to articles 15, 16 and 18, the High Court may transfer to a county court proceedings under the Act or the Adoption Act 1976 where, having regard to the principle set out in section 1(2), it considers that the proceedings are appropriate for determination in such a court and that such determination would be in the interests of the child.
14 
Subject to articles 18, 19 and 20 and to rule 2.40 of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 (Application under Part I or II of the Children Act 1989 where matrimonial cause is pending), an application under the Act or under the Adoption Act 1976 which is to be commenced in a county court shall be commenced in a divorce county court.
15 

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an application under Part I or II or Schedule 1 is to be transferred from a magistrates" court to a county court, it shall be transferred to a divorce county court.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an application under Part I or II or Schedule 1, other than an application for an order under section 8, is to be transferred from the High Court to a county court, it shall be transferred to a divorce county court.
(3) Where an application under Part I or II or Schedule 1, other than an application for an order under section 8, is to be transferred to a county court for the purpose of consolidation with other proceedings, it shall be transferred to the court in which those other proceedings are pending.
16 

(1) An application for an order under section 8 in a divorce county court, which is not also a family hearing centre, shall, if the court is notified that the application will be opposed, be transferred for trial to a family hearing centre.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an application for an order under section 8 is to be transferred from the High Court to a county court it shall be transferred to a family hearing centre.
(3) Where an application for an order under section 8 is to be transferred to a county court for the purpose of consolidation with other proceedings, it may be transferred to the court in which those other proceedings are pending whether or not it is a family hearing centre; but paragraph (l) shall apply to the application following the transfer.
17 

(1) Subject to article 22, proceedings in a divorce county court, which is not also a family hearing centre, under section 12 or 18 of the Adoption Act 1976 shall, if the court is notified that the proceedings will be opposed, be transferred for trial to a family hearing centre.
(2) Where proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976 are to be transferred from a magistrates' court to a county court, they shall be transferred to a divorce county court.
18 

(1) An application under Part III, IV or V, if it is to be commenced in a county court, shall be commenced in a care centre.
(2) An application under Part III, IV or V which is to be transferred from the High Court to a county court shall be transferred to a care centre.
(3) An application under Part III, IV or V which is to be transferred from a magistrates" court to a county court shall be transferred to the care centre listed against the entry in column (i) of Schedule 2 to this Order for the petty sessions area or London commission area in which the relevant magistrates' court is situated.
19 
The principal registry of the Family Division of the High Court shall be treated, for the purposes of this Order, as if it were a divorce county court, a family hearing centre and a care centre listed against every entry in column (i) of Schedule 2 to this Order (in addition to the entries against which it is actually listed).
20 
Notwithstanding articles 14, 16 and 17, an application for an order under section 8 or under the Adoption Act 1976 may be commenced and tried in Lambeth County Court or in Woolwich County Court.
21 
Where proceedings are commenced or transferred in contravention of a provision of this Order, the contravention shall not have the effect of making the proceedings invalid; and no appeal shall lie against the determination of proceedings on the basis of such contravention alone.
22 
Proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976 which are commenced in a county court prior to the coming into force of this Order may, notwithstanding article 17(1), remain in that court for trial.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
20th June 1991
SCHEDULE 1
Article-2

 Birmingham County Court
 Coventry  County Court
 Derby County Court
 Leicester County Court
 Lincoln County Court
 Mansfield County Court
 Northampton County Court
 Nottingham County Court
 Oxford County Court
 Peterborough County Court
 Stafford County Court
 Stoke-on-Trent County Court
 Telford County Court
 Walsall County Court
 Wolverhampton County Court
 Worcester County Court

 Blackburn County Court
 Bolton County Court
 Carlisle County Court
 Lancaster County Court
 Liverpool County Court
 Manchester County Court
 Stockport County Court

 Barnsley County Court
 Bradford County Court
 Darlington County Court
 Dewsbury County Court
 Doncaster County Court
 Durham County Court
 Halifax County Court
 Harrogate County Court
 Huddersfield County Court
 Keighley County Court
 Kingston-upon-Tyne County Court
 Leeds County Court
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
 Pontefract County Court
 Rotherham County Court
 Scarborough County Court
 Sheffield County Court
 Skipton County Court
 Sunderland County Court
 Teesside County Court
 Wakefield County Court
 York County Court

 Brighton County Court
 Bow County Court
 Brentford County Court
 Bromley County Court
 Cambridge County Court
 Canterbury County Court
 Chelmsford County Court
 Chichester County Court
 Colchester and Clacton County Court
 Croydon County Court
 Edmonton County Court
 Guildford County Court
 Hitchin County Court
 Ilford County Court
 Ipswich County Court
 Kingston-upon-Thames County Court
 Luton County Court
 Maidstone County Court
 Medway County Court
 Milton Keynes County Court
 Norwich County Court
 Reading County Court
 Romford County Court
 Slough County Court
 Southend County Court
 Wandsworth County Court
 Watford County Court
 Willesden County Court

 Aberystwyth County Court
 Caernarfon County Court
 Cardiff County Court
 Carmarthen County Court
 Chester County Court
 Crewe County Court
 Haverfordwest County Court
 Llangefni County Court
 Macclesfield County Court
 Merthyr Tydfil County Court
 Newport (Gwent) County Court
 Rhyl County Court
 Swansea County Court
 Warrington County Court
 Welshpool and Newtown County Court
 Wrexham County Court

 Basingstoke County Court
 Bournemouth County Court
 Bristol County Court
 Exeter County Court
 Gloucester County Court
 Plymouth County Court
 Portsmouth County Court
 Southampton County Court
 Swindon County Court
 Taunton County Court
 Truro County Court
SCHEDULE 2
Article 2


(i) (ii)
Petty Sessions Areas Care Centres
 Midland and Oxford Circuit
Abingdon Oxford County Court
Aldridge and Brownhills Wolverhampton County Court
Alfreton and Belper Derby County Court
Ashby-De-La-Zouch Leicester County Court
Atherstone and Coleshill Coventry County Court
Barton-on-Humber Lincoln County Court
Bewdley and Stourport Worcester County Court
Bicester Oxford County Court
Birmingham Birmingham County Court
Boston Lincoln County Court
Bourne and Stamford Lincoln County Court
Bridgnorth Telford County Court
Brigg Lincoln County Court
Bromsgrove Worcester County Court
Burton-upon-Trent Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Caistor Lincoln County Court
Cannock Wolverhampton County Court
Cambridge Peterborough County Court
Cheadle Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Chesterfield Derby County Court
City of Hereford Worcester County Court
Congleton Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Corby Northampton County Court
Coventry Coventry County Court
Crewe and Nantwich Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Daventry Northampton County Court
Derby and South Derbyshire Derby County Court
Didcot and Wantage Oxford County Court
Drayton Telford County Court
Dudley Wolverhampton County Court
East Retford Nottingham County Court
East Oxfordshire Oxford County Court
Eccleshall Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Elloes Lincoln County Court
Ely Peterborough County Court
Epworth and Goole Lincoln County Court
Gainsborough Lincoln County Court
Glossop Derby County Court
Grantham Lincoln County Court
Grimsby and Cleethorpes Lincoln County Court
Halesowen Wolverhampton County Court
Henley Oxford County Court
High Peak Derby County Court
Huntingdon Peterborough County Court
Ilkeston Derby County Court
Kettering Northampton County Court
Kidderminster Worcester County Court
Leek Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Leicester (City) Leicester County Court
Leicester (County) Leicester County Court
Lichfield Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Lincoln District Lincoln County Court
Loughborough Leicester County Court
Louth Lincoln County Court
Ludlow Telford County Court
Lutterworth Leicester County Court
Malvern Hills Worcester County Court
Mansfield Nottingham County Court
Market Bosworth Leicester County Court
Market Harborough Leicester County Court
Market Rasen Lincoln County Court
Melton and Belvoir Leicester County Court
Mid-Warwickshire Coventry County Court
Mid-Worcestershire Worcester County Court
Newark and Southwell Nottingham County Court
Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Newmarket Peterborough County Court or Ipswich County Court
Northampton Northampton County Court
North Herefordshire Worcester County Court
North Oxfordshire and Chipping Norton Oxford County Court
North Witchford Peterborough County Court
Nottingham Nottingham County Court
Nuneaton Coventry County Court
Oswestry Telford County Court
Oxford Oxford County Court
Peterborough Peterborough County Court
Pirehill North Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Redditch Worcester County Court
Rugby Coventry County Court
Rugeley Wolverhampton County Court
Rutland Leicester County Court
Scunthorpe Lincoln County Court
Seisdon Wolverhampton County Court
Sleaford Lincoln County Court
Shrewsbury Telford County Court
Solihull Birmingham County Court
South Herefordshire Worcester County Court
South Warwickshire Coventry County Court
Spilsby and Skegness Lincoln County Court
Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Stone Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Stourbridge Wolverhampton County Court
Sutton Coldfield Birmingham County Court
Tamworth Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Telford Telford County Court
Toseland Peterborough County Court
Towcester Northampton County Court
Uttoxeter Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Vale of Evesham Worcester County Court
Warley Wolverhampton County Court
Walsall Wolverhampton County Court
Wellingborough Northampton County Court
West Bromwich Wolverhampton County Court
West Derbyshire Derby County Court
Wisbech Peterborough County Court
Witney Oxford County Court
Wolds Lincoln County Court
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton County Court
Woodstock Oxford County Court
Worcester City Worcester County Court
Worksop Nottingham County Court
 Northern Circuit
Appleby Carlisle County Court
Ashton-under-Lyne Manchester County Court
Barrow with Bootle Lancaster County Court
Blackburn Blackburn County Court
Blackpool Lancaster County Court
Bolton Manchester County Court
Burnley Blackburn County Court
Bury Manchester County Court
Carlisle Carlisle County Court
Chorley Blackburn County Court
Darwen Blackburn County Court
Eccles Manchester County Court
Fylde Lancaster County Court
Hyndburn Blackburn County Court
Kendal and Lonsdale Lancaster County Court
Keswick Carlisle County Court
Knowsley Liverpool County Court
Lancaster Lancaster County Court
Leigh Manchester County Court
Liverpool Liverpool County Court
Manchester Manchester County Court
Middleton and Heywood Manchester County Court
North Lonsdale Lancaster County Court
North Sefton Liverpool County Court
Oldham Manchester County Court
Ormskirk Liverpool County Court
Pendle Blackburn County Court
Penrith and Alston Carlisle County Court
Preston Blackburn County Court
Ribble Valley Blackburn County Court
Rochdale Manchester County Court
Rossendale Blackburn County Court
St Helens Liverpool County Court
Salford Manchester County Court
South Lakes Lancaster County Court
South Ribble B1ackburn County Court
South Sefton Liverpool County Court
South Tameside Manchester County Court
Stockport Manchester County Court
Trafford Manchester County Court
West Allerdale Carlisle County Court
Whitehaven Carlisle County Court
Wigan Liverpool County Court
Wigton Carlisle County Court
Wirral Liverpool County Court
Wyre Lancaster County Court
 North Eastern Circuit
Bainton Beacon Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Barnsley Sheffield County Court
Batley and Dewsbury Leeds County Court
Berwick-upon-Tweed Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Beverley Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Blyth Valley Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Bradford Leeds County Court
Brighouse Leeds County Court
Calder Leeds County Court
Chester-le-Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Claro York County Court
Coquetdale Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Darlington Teesside County Court
Derwentside Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Dickering Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Doncaster Sheffield County Court
Durham Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Easington Sunderland County Court
Easingwold York County Court
Gateshead Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Hartlepool Teesside County Court
Holme Beacon Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Houghton-le-Spring Sunderland County Court
Howdenshire Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Huddersfield Leeds County Court
Keighley Leeds County Court
Kingston-upon-Hull Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Langbaurgh East Teesside County Court
Leeds Leeds County Court
Middle Holderness Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
Morley Leeds County Court
Morpeth Ward Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Northallerton Teesside County Court
North Holderness Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
North Tyneside Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Pontefract Leeds County Court
Pudsey and Otley Leeds County Court
Richmond Teesside County Court
Ripon Liberty York County Court
Rotherham Sheffield County Court
Ryedale York County Court
Scarborough York County Court
Sedgefield Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Selby York County Court
Sheffield Sheffield County Court
Skyrack and Wetherby Leeds County Court
South Holderness Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
South Hunsley Beacon Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
South Tyneside Sunderland County Court
Staincliffe Leeds County Court
Sunderland Sunderland County Court
Teesdale and Wear Valley Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Teesside Teesside County Court
Todmorden Leeds County Court
Tynedale Newcastle-upon-Tyne Court
Wakefield Leeds County Court
Wansbeck Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Court
Whitby Strand Teesside County Court
Wilton Beacon Kingston-upon-Hull County Court
York York County Court
 South Eastern Circuit
Ampthill Luton County Court
Arundel Brighton County Court
Ashford and Tenterden Medway County Court
Aylesbury Milton Keynes County Court
Barnet Principal Registry of the Family Division
Barking and Dagenham Principal Registry of the Family Division
Basildon Chelmsford County Court
Battle and Rye Brighton County Court
Beccles Ipswich County Court
Bedford Luton County Court
Bexhill Brighton County Court
Bexley Principal Registry of the Family Division
Biggleswade Luton County Court
Bishop’s Stortford Watford County Court
Brent Principal Registry of the Family Division
Brentwood Chelmsford County Court
Brighton Brighton County Court
Bromley Principal Registry of the Family Division
Buckingham Milton Keynes County Court
Burnham Milton Keynes County Court
Cambridge Peterborough County Court
Canterbury and St Augustine Medway County Court
Chelmsford Chelmsford County Court
Chertsey Guildford County Court
Cheshunt Watford County Court
Chichester and District Brighton County Court
Chiltern Milton Keynes County Court
Colchester Chelmsford County Court
Crawley Brighton County Court
Cromer Norwich County Court
Crowborough Brighton County Court
Croydon Principal Registry of the Family Division
Dacorum Watford County Court
Dartford Medway County Court
Diss Norwich County Court
Dorking Guildford County Court
Dover and East Kent Medway County Court
Downham Market Norwich County Court
Dunmow Chelmsford County Court
Dunstable Luton County Court
Ealing Principal Registry of the Family Division
Eastbourne Brighton County Court
East Dereham Norwich County Court
Ely Peterborough County Court
Enfield Principal Registry of the Family Division
Epping and Ongar Chelmsford County Court
Epsom Guildford County Court
Esher and Walton Guildford County Court
Fakenham Norwich County Court
Farnham Guildford County Court
Faversham and Sittingbourne Medway County Court
Felixstowe Ipswich County Court
Folkestone and Hythe Medway County Court
The Forest Reading County Court
Freshwell and South Hinckford Chelmsford County Court
Godstone Guildford County Court
Guildford Guildford County Court
Gravesham Medway County Court
Great Yarmouth Norwich County Court
Hailsham Brighton County Court
Halstead and Hedingham Chelmsford County Court
Harlow Chelmsford County Court
Harrow Gore Principal Registry of the Family Division
Haringey Principal Registry of the Family Division
Harwich Chelmsford County Court
Hastings Brighton County Court
Havering Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hertford and Ware Watford County Court
Hillingdon Principal Registry of the Family Division
Horsham Brighton County Court
Hounslow Principal Registry of the Family Division
Hove Brighton County Court
Hunstanton Norwich County Court
Huntingdon Peterborough County Court
Ipswich Ipswich County Court.
King’s Lynn Norwich County Court
Kingston-upon-Thames Principal Registry of the Family Division
Leighton Buzzard Luton County Court
Lewes Brighton County Court
Lowestoft Ipswich County Court
Luton Luton County Court
Maidenhead Reading County Court
Maidstone Medway County Court
Maldon and Witham Chelmsford County Court
Margate Medway County Court
Medway Medway County Court
Merton Principal Registry of the Family Division
Mid-Hertfordshire Watford County Court
Mid-Sussex Brighton County Court
Mildenhall Ipswich County Court
Milton Keynes Milton Keynes County Court
Newham Principal Registry of the Family Division
Newmarket Ipswich County Court or Peterborough County Court
North Hertfordshire Watford County Court
North Walsham Norwich County Court
North Witchford Peterborough County Court
Norwich Norwich County Court
Peterborough Peterborough County Court
Ramsgate Medway County Court
Reading and Sonning Reading County Court
Redbridge Principal Registry of the Family Division
Reigate Guildford County Court
Richmond-upon-Thames Principal Registry of the Family Division
Risbridge Ipswich County Court
Rochford and Southend-on-Sea Chelmsford County Court
Saffron Walden Chelmsford County Court
St Albans Watford County Court
St Edmundsbury Ipswich County Court
Saxmundham Ipswich County Court
Sevenoaks Medway County Court
Slough Reading County Court
South Mimms Watford County Court
Staines and Sunbury Guildford County Court
Stevenage Watford County Court
Steyning Brighton County Court
Stow Ipswich County Court
Sudbury and Cosford Ipswich County Court
Sutton Principal Registry of the Family Division
Swaffham Norwich County Court
Tendring Chelmsford County Court
Thetford Norwich County Court
Thurrock Chelmsford County Court
Tonbridge and Malling Medway County Court
Toseland Peterborough County Court
Tunbridge Wells and Cranbrook Medway County Court
Waltham Forest Principal Registry of the Family Division
Watford Watford County Court
West Berkshire Reading County Court
Windsor Reading County Court
Wisbech Peterborough County Court
Woking Guildford County Court
Woodbridge Ipswich County Court
Worthing Brighton County Court
Wycombe Milton Keynes County Court
Wymondham Norwich County Court
 Wales and Chester Circuit
Ardudwy-is-Artro Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Ardudwy-uwch-Artro Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Bangor Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Bedwellty Newport (Gwent) County Court
Berwyn Rhyl County Court
Brecon Merthyr Tydfil County Court
Caernarfon and Gwyrfai Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Cardiff Cardiff County Court
Carmarthen North Swansea County Court
Carmarthen South Swansea County Court
Ceredigion Ganol Swansea County Court
Chester Chester County Court
Cleddau Swansea County Court
Colwyn Rhyl County Court
Congleton Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Conwy and Llandudno Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Crewe and Nantwich Stoke-on-Trent County Court
Cynon Valley Merthyr Tydfil County Court
De Ceredigion Swansea County Court
Dinefwr Swansea County Court
Dyffryn Clwyd Rhyl County Court
East Gwent Newport (Gwent) County Court
Eifionydd Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Ellesmere Port and Neston Chester County Court
Estimaner Caernarfon/Llangefni County Court
Flint Rhyl County Court
Gogledd Ceredigion Swansea County Court
Gogledd Preseli Swansea County Court
Halton Warrington County Court
Hawarden Rhyl County Court
Llandrindod Wells Merthyr Tydfil County Court
Llanelli Swansea County Court
Lliw Valley Swansea County Court
Lower Rhymney Valley Cardiff County Court
Macclesfield Warrington County Court
Machynlleth Merthyr Tydfil County Court
Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil County Court
Miskin Merthyr Tydfil County Court
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London Commission Area Care Centre
Inner London Area and City of London Principal Registry of the Family Division