ANNEX C: Detailed explanatory note for Part 1 of Schedule 1 Paragraph 9: Inherent jurisdiction of High Court in relation to children and vulnerable adults
845.Paragraph 9 provides that civil legal services may be made available in relation to the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to children and vulnerable adults. The High Court may exercise its inherent jurisdiction to protect children and vulnerable adults in cases that call for judicial intervention but which fall outside the relevant statutory framework. So, for example, an application for a wardship order or for an injunction to protect a person under the inherent jurisdiction of the court will be in scope.