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President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued new practice guidance to explain the registration and regulation structure applicable in England and, separately, in Wales for...

There has been an increase in the number of both approved fostering households and children in foster care. On 31 March 2019, there were 44,450 fostering households, a 2% increase compared with...

Article 2 of this Order came into force on 24 October 2019. It amends Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and makes provision for separated children to be...

The dissolution of Parliament today has meant that the Domestic Abuse Bill and the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill have both fallen, and will need to be reintroduced in the next parliamentary...

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced further funding for the Adoption Support Fund, ensuring every family that needs it will be able to get therapeutic support until 2021. The commitment...

Vulnerable migrant children who have been separated from their parents will get quicker and simpler access to legal aid, after new government legislation came into force on 25 October 2019.The Legal...

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced the new cross-government support available to young people leaving the care system, alongside £19 million of investment into programmes that...

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued the latest guidance for reporting in the Family Courts.This guidance is issued, following consultation, to assist the court, the...

The number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings in Wales (per 10,000 births) more than doubled between 2015 and 2018. In 2015, for every 10,000 births in Wales 39 newborns became the subject...

Emotional personal litigation such as disputes over wills can have a big impact on the mental health of people involved who often have to challenge family members’ actions.In a new survey of its...

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