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President of the Family Division supports voice of the child
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Children should have
the chance to tell judges what they think and feel in family court cases
affecting them - according to the
Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB),
a group made up of young people with first hand experience of family justice.
This was the central tenent of the FJYPB Voice of the
Child Conference, held in London 24 July 2014.
The conference was set up, run and hosted by more than 30 children and young people. It was argued that for too
long children have been damaged by confrontational court cases and pushed and
pulled through the family justice system with little or no say on what happens
to them.
The conference emphasised to
Ministers and judges the importance of the voice of the child in Family Court
cases and family mediation.
Age 21,
FJYPB member
Usman Ali, from
