Term | Main definition |
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Safeguarding Letter | Letter produced to the Court by CAFCASS at the FHDRA to identify safety issues relating to the child. Formerly known as a Schedule 2 Letter. |
Schedule of Deficiencies | List of discrepancies and missing information provided during ancillary relief proceedings. |
Scott Schedule | Commonly used document set out as a table in which the respondent addresses allegations made. |
Seal | Mark placed on a document by the court to indicate that the court has issued it. |
Sears Tooth Agreement | Deed between litigant and solicitor that assigns all or part of a capital settlement to the solicitor to cover legal fees. |
Section 11 Order | In Scotland, the equivalent of an English/Welsh Section 8 Order; it may be for Residence, Contact, Specific Issues or an Interdict similar to a Prohibited Steps Order. |
Section 17 Assessment | Initial assessment undertaken by social services when parents request their involvement. |
Section 20 Agreement | Voluntary agreement made by parents that a child should be taken into local authority accommodation. |
Section 37 Report | Local authority investigation into a child’s welfare ordered by the judge as part of ongoing family proceedings. |
Section 47 Report | Report undertaken by local authority into a child’s welfare to determine whether safeguarding action should be taken. |
Section 7 Report | Report ordered by the Court from CAFCASS in order to determine the welfare issues of a case. |
Section 8 Order | A court order regulating parental responsibility; it may be for (or to vary) Prohibited Steps, Specific Issues or Child Arrangements. |
Section 91(14) Order | Order prohibiting the party to whom it applies from making further applications, or applications of a particular kind, for the duration of the order without leave of the Court. |
Section 97 Prohibition | Prohibition preventing the identification of children in proceedings. |
Seek & Locate Order | Order requiring a named party to disclose the whereabouts of a child. |