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The parents of children caught up in the China earthquake are desperately trying to search for their surviving children amid offers from around the world to adopt orphaned children.British child...
The mother of Victoria Climbié, who was tortured and murdered in 2000, has told BBC Radio 4's Today program that she has been "betrayed" by local government authorities who have failed to implement...
Most Crown and Combined courts across England and Wales now have wifi facilities in place, it was announced today.Wifi has now been installed in 67 courts over the past three months to allow court...
Edward Timpson, a family law barrister with Nicholas Street Chambers in Chester, has become the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich, after the Conservatives won Thursday's by-election.Mr Timpson was called...
Ofsted published a report today on its inspection of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (Cafcass) in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.Ofsted has found that, although Cafcass offers a...
Westminster City Council has been awarded almost £800,000 to offer intensive support and help to disadvantaged families in the heart of the capital.Westminster is one of 15 areas across the country...
The Legal Services Commission has angered barristers by announcing this week at a private media briefing that it intends to reduce funding for representation by barristers in family law cases by...
Last night MPs voted to remove the requirement that fertility clinics consider the need for a father and mother" before allowing women to seek IVF treatment.IVF clinics currently have to consider the...
A new report from Civitas, 'Second Thoughts on the Family', finds marriage to be more popular than ever - but a luxury beyond the reach of many.Defying the idea that marriage is 'dead', a new...
Resolution and the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) have warned that experienced family law barristers will refuse to accept legal aid cases if proposed cuts in fees go ahead.The Legal...