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Cafcass has released for the first time a full month by month total of care proceedings applications received since 2005.The statistics include data from the period April 2005 to March 2009 and covers...
A revolutionary new child contact centre has been launched by domestic violence association, Respect.Dads' Space 1-2-1 (www.dads-space.org) and Mum's Space 1-2-1 (www.mums-space.org) allows parents...
Experienced guardians are being lost form the profession because of a growing dissatisfaction with the role after becoming under increased pressure from targets and red tape, a leading Liverpool...
Dads' Space 1-2-1 www.dads-space.org is a free, national, web-based communication facility, designed for fathers who are separated from their children. The 1-2-1 service enables children to stay in...
The Government has announced a wide ranging package of measures setting out how it will deliver the step-change in child protection called for by Lord Laming in his recent progress report.The action...
Doctors should detain a child if they suspect abuse and alert the relevant agencies, according to new guidance on child protection published today by the British Medical Association (BMA).The BMA's...
The Government has announced the appointment of six new members to the Cafcass Board. Following an open competition, Mark Eldridge, Mary MacLeod, Erica De'Ath, June Thoburn, Shireen Ritchie and Ian...
The Welsh Affairs Committee is outraged with the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its failure to consult with the Wales Office or the Welsh Assembly Government about the LSC's decision to...
The Family Law team, led by the editor Liz Walsh, have reached the half way point of its charity fundraising target.Family Law is participating in The Legal Walk at 5.30pm on Monday 18 May organised...
Almost a month after the closing date of a major consultation, Family Legal Aid Funding from 2010, the Legal Service Commission (LSC) are conducting a survey to do research on the family advocacy...