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Westminster Hall Debate held on Protecting Children from Domestic Abuse | Family Law Week

03 Dec 2025

Westminster Hall Debate held on Protecting Children from Domestic Abuse – Family Law Week Read more

‘Reform of the Family Court’ – evidence session for the House of Commons Justice Committee

02 Dec 2025

‘Reform of the Family Court’ – evidence session for the House of Commons Justice Committee | The Transparency Project Read more

“Number of children in care living far away remains shockingly high” – Family Law Week

01 Dec 2025

Become: “Number of children in care living far away remains shockingly high” – Family Law Week Read more

Hearing abandoned as father issues ‘honour-based killing’ threats, judge highlights family court pressures | Law Gazette

27 Nov 2025

Hearing abandoned as father issues ‘honour-based killing’ threats, judge highlights family court pressures | Law Gazette A family court judge has highlighted the pressure and toll on lawyers, court staff and social workers after a hearing... Read more

ADCS welcomes Bill aimed at curbing private-equity profiteering within the Supported Accommodation “market”. – Family Law Week

26 Nov 2025

ADCS welcomes Bill aimed at curbing private-equity profiteering within the Supported Accommodation “market”. – Family Law Week Read more

NSPCC: Nearly 7,000 child sexual abuse cases stuck in courts (Family Law Week)

24 Nov 2025

NSPCC: Nearly 7,000 child sexual abuse cases stuck in courts – Family Law Week On 19th November 2025, the NSPCC called on Government to address the backlog of nearly 7,000 child sexual abuse and exploitation offence cases awaiting Crown Court... Read more

MacAlister pledges action on out-of-area placements as data shows children placed further from home

20 Nov 2025

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/11/18/macalister-pledges-action-on-distant-placements-as-data-shows-children-placed-increasingly-far-from-home/?utm_campaign=CC%20Snapshot%2020%20November%202025&utm_content=Top%20news%20story%206&utm_term=https%3... Read more

Children’s Commissioner highlights plight of children in custody as Home Office sets out plans for girls in custody

18 Nov 2025

Children’s Commissioner highlights plight of children in custody as Home Office sets out plans for girls in custody – Family Law Week On 11 November 2025 the Children’s Commissioner delivered the 2025 Longford Lecture, entitled “Guilty until... Read more

Surrey county council’s child safeguarding review report concerning Sara Sharif

13 Nov 2025

Surrey county council’s child safeguarding review report concerning Sara Sharif /_userfiles/pages/files/karensdocs/sscsprsscpreportforpublication131125.pdf Read more

Independent Review of Social Work Regulation

11 Nov 2025

On 5 November, the government announced a call for evidence in Dame Annie Hudson's Independent Review of Social Work Regulation. The review is described as 'an independent review of social work regulation, including the establishment of Social Work... Read more

Join the Children's Commissioner for the 2025 Longford Lecture

11 Nov 2025

Dame Rachel de Souza will be delivering the 2025 Longford Lecture, on the theme of: ‘Guilty until proven innocent: Every child’s right to freedom, fairness, and opportunity’. The Longford Lectures, hosted by the Longford Trust since 2002, are... Read more

Anti bullying week

10 Nov 2025

Anti bullying week is finally here. This year’s theme is Power for Good - a reminder that each of us can make a difference by speaking out, supporting others, and choosing kindness. To explore how each of us can harness our Power for Good –... Read more

Ofsted's monthly update for children’s social care providers and local authorities

09 Nov 2025

Ofsted’s monthly update for children’s social care providers and local authorities: While this will not apply to our social care or local authority inspections, November is a big month for Ofsted as we will be starting inspections under our... Read more

The Presidents 'parting shots' - a piece from the law society gazette

31 Oct 2025

Sir Andrew McFarlane gave notice of his departure this week after seven years in the role. He is not going to go quietly, as he proselytised to MPs about problem-solving courts The President of the Family Division told MPs on Tuesday that he will... Read more

'Suesspiciousminds' regarding 'Deemed threshold'

31 Oct 2025

https://suesspiciousminds.com/ The Court of Appeal have just given judgment in a case where the Court had made earlier orders saying that if the parents did not respond to threshold criteria by x date, threshold would be deemed to be met. The... Read more

Nagalro CORPORATE membership

30 Oct 2025

Do you practice through a limited company? If yes, have you applied to have your company made a corporate member of Nagalro? Why does it matter? If a claim were to be made against your company, rather than against you there is a risk that the... Read more

Government to scrap presumption of parental involvement 'to protect children from abusive parents' - Community Care

24 Oct 2025

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/22/government-to-scrap-presumption-of-parental-involvement-to-protect-children-from-abusive-parents/?utm_campaign=CC%20Snapshot%2023%20October%202025&utm_content=Top%20story&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.community... Read more

London Family Justice Strategy - October 2025 Newsletter

22 Oct 2025

Dear London Family Justice Partners Please find attached, the second edition of the London Strategy Family Justice Newsletter, and the message from The President of the Family Division... Read more

NSPCC Leading voices urge the Prime Minister to end physical punishment against children in England

21 Oct 2025

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2025/leading-voices-urge-prime-minister-to-end-physical-punishment-against-children-in-england/ Read more

'Everyday business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism’ report

16 Oct 2025

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, has this morning published ‘Everyday business – Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism’. Please find both the main research... Read more

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