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- 1. Practice Direction 12P– Removal from Jurisdiction: Issue of Passports This Practice Direction supplements FPR Part 12 1 Removal from jurisdiction The President has directed that on application for leave to remove from the jurisdiction for holiday periods a ward of court who has been placed by a local authority with foster-parents whose identity the court considers should remain confidential, for example because they are prospective adopters, it is important that such foster-parents should not be identified in the court’s order. In such cases the order should be expressed as giving leave to the local authority to arrange for the child to be removed from England and Wales for the purpose of holidays. It is also considered permissible, where care and control has been given to a local authority, or to an individual, for the court to give general leave to make such arrangements in suitable cases, thereby obviating the need to make application for leave each time it is desired to remove the child from the jurisdiction. 2 Issue of passports It is the practice of the Passport Department of the Home Office to issue passports for wards in accordance with the court’s direction. This frequently results in passports being restricted to the holiday period specified in the order giving leave. It is the President’s opinion that it is more convenient for wards’ passports to be issued without such restriction. The Passport Department has agreed to issue passports on this basis unless the court otherwise directs. It will, of course, still be necessary for the leave of the court to be obtained for the child’s removal. Issued with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor. Jordan Publishing www.familylaw.co.uk