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Mediators listening to young people
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Gillian Krajewski MediatorMinister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties Simon Hughes gave a
notable speech at July’s ‘Voice of the Child’ conference convened by the Family Justice Young People’s Board. Why notable?
First because Simon Hughes actually mentioned mediators and mediation - several times in fact which is not something I’m used to. Secondly I
think that we mediators were invited to contribute too. The Minister said: ‘[I]t is at the moment less clear how children and young people are involved in other processes such as family mediation. That is why I have announced the policy of involvement in the future in mediation and other out of court processes too.’ He went on to say ‘We will also work with the mediation sector to arrive at a position where children and young people of 10 years old and over have appropriate access to mediators too in cases which affect them.’
National Family Mediation mediators and others have been listening to children and young people in mediation for...
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