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Mediation Matters: Hopes and fears for the next five years
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Welcoming Caroline Dinenage as the new Minister responsible for family mediation it’s notable what a wide portfolio she has. From Equalities to Women; from Mental Health to Mediation this is a Parliamentary Under Secretary with wide ranging responsibilities. There is no reason to doubt her ability to quickly master all the briefs and we look forward to meeting and working closely with her in the months ahead.
From a family mediator’s perspective she has a hard act to follow. I want to use this opportunity to pay tribute to outgoing Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes for the immense effort he put into the role in the 18 months or so he occupied it. He went above-and-beyond in championing the role of family mediation and his personal commitment to the cause was evident not just from his
words in meetings but more importantly from his
deeds in Government.
So with a new Government in place the Queen’s Speech now delivered and an emergency budget looming in July what are the hopes and fears of the non-profit family mediation sector for the next five...
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