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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

Nagalro 2025 AGM

15 Oct 2025

Nagalro was pleased to hold its 37th Annual General Meeting on Monday, 13 October 2025. The minutes of this meeting can be viewed here /_userfiles/pages/files/agm_minutes_2025.docx Read more

Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners

30 Jan 2025

The Family Justice Council has today published its Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners. This is an important document which links with Nagalro's forthcoming March 2025 Conference. You can read the full... Read more

Practice Guidance from Family Division

24 Jan 2025

The President of the Family Division has issued two pieces of Practice Guidance which may be of assistance to members: * Practice Guidance on the use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments; and * Public law cases... Read more

Practice Guidance on cases transitioning from DoLs list to the CoP

13 Jan 2025

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has issued Practice Guidance on dealing with cases transitioning from the DoLs list to the Court of Protection in cases where the child is aged between 16 and 17 years. To read the... Read more

PRESS RELEASE - ONE LAW FOR ALL: NAGALRO REPEATS ITS CALL FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN TO BE OUTLAWED

13 Dec 2024

NAGALRO'S RESPONSE: Urfan Sharif, convicted of murdering his daughter Sara Sharif, claimed that ‘I legally punished my child’. Sara’s name must now be added to the awful catalogue of children murdered by their parents and carers in the name of... Read more

Ensuring Adherence to the Public Law Outline in London

29 Nov 2024

Mr Justice MacDonald, the Family Presiding Judge for London, issued a local practice note yesterday. Although this is a local practice note for London, it closely aligns with the information given by the President and Mr Justice Keehan in their PLO... Read more

Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Adoption Report

07 Nov 2024

Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption Public law working group (adoption sub-group) - October 2024 The final report of the public law working group was published on the 7 November 2024. The most important section for... Read more

Nagalro Officers Meet with the President of the Family Division

30 Jul 2024

On 30 July 2024, the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of Nagalro met with Sir Andrew McFarlane in his chambers. The discussions included: DoLS orders and the shortage of therapeutic mental health provision to avoid children being held... Read more

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