News & Comment

News items, Guidance, Press releases and Nagalro campaigns

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Who Guards The Guardians - joint article published by ALC and Nagalro in response  to recent guidance in the Central Family Court on the need for guardians to justify attendance at care hearings

Draft Adoption Guidance - click here for the draft of proposed replacement Guidance, on which The President welcomes views and suggestions.  Nagalro members to please email Nagalro office with their views

Nagalro Press Releases:

Recent press releases issued by Nagalro

Interdisciplinary Alliance for Children:  

Nagalro is a member of the IAC,  a group of respected child welfare agencies concerned about children in family proceedings.

ISW expert witness campaign:

Nagalro works with BASW and CISWA-UK to highlight the impact on children and families of the loss of independent social work expert witnesses in family courts.

• Executive Summary (6 pages)
• Full report (75 pages)

Stage II: Modernisation of Care Proceedings and the Use and value of Independent Social Work Expertise to Senior Judges

Research Report of Dr Julia Brophy Judith Sidaway, Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, Charlie Owen and University of Oxford

• Executive Summary (6 pages)
• Full report (Stage II) (129 pages)

Speeches and news articles:

Media coverage about key issues and Nagalro speeches

Find Nagalro responses to policy consultations and its influential survey of Children's Guardian members work 'Time for Children' on the Responses & Publications page.