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In August 2014, Cafcass received a total of 2,516 new private law cases. This is a 37% decrease on August 2013 levels. Between April 2013 and March 2014 Cafcass received a total of 46,483 new private...

In August 2014, Cafcass received a total of 894 applications. This figure represents a 8% increase compared to those received in August 2013. The number of new applications received in August 2014 is...

The Office of the Children Commissioner’s (OCC) is conducting a 2-year Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment (CSAFE).In Phase 1 of the CSAFE Inquiry, the OCC aims to throw...

The Law Commission has announced plans to extend its review of mental capacity and detention and to consider the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in their entirety. In July, as...

A third of UK children (3,582) have been separated from their brothers and sisters when placed in foster care during the last financial year, Action for Children have found by a Freedom of Information...

The 2 September order in the matter of Ashya King following the hearing in the High Court of Justice Family Division is available to download here. It gives details in advance of the hearing set...

Sharland divorce case to be heard in June 2015 Alison Sharland has been granted permission to take her divorce case to the Supreme Court next June after it was found that her husband misled both her...

The Government has published its response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) report, Legal aid: children and the residence test. In the report the Government states that individuals...

See also: 'Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012: LASPO reviewed' by David Emmerson and His Honour John Platt 'Legal aid for private law cases under s 8 of the Children...

At the direction of the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, the wardship proceedings in relation to Ashya King have been listed for hearing in open court at the Royal Courts of...

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