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Who Guards the Guardians?

Article by Nagalro and ALC published in Family Law

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Nagalro Response to the Family Procedure Rule Committee on children vulnerable persons

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Nagalro urges review of LAA benchmark for prior authority on hours allowed for ISW assessments

Nagalro calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to review upwards the Legal Aid Agency benchmark for prior authority on the hours allowed for Independent Social Work Assessments, in the light of Dr Brophy’s Oxford University... Read more

Response to Government consultation on Special Guardianship

Nagalro Response to the Government Consultation on Special Guardianship 16 September 2015 Download PDF here Read more

Nagalro Response to the Government Consultation on Special Guardianship

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Oxford Evaluation. Use and Value of ISW expertise to senior Judges Stage 11. Executive Summary

NEITHER FEAR NOR FAVOUR, AFFECTION OR ILL WILL:  MODERNISATION OF CARE PROCEEDINGS AND THE USE AND VALUE OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK EXPERTISE TO SENIOR JUDGES STAGE II ± Dr Julia Brophy Judith Sidaway, Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, Charlie Owen and ... Read more

Joint Press Release: Senior judges back family court role for under-threat independent social workers.

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Oxford Evaluation. The contribution of experts in care proceedings

EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK REPORTS IN CARE PROCEEDINGS Dr Julia Brophy Charlie Owen, Judith Sidaway, Dr Jagbir Jhutti Johal Department of Social Policy and Intervention University of Oxford Download report here 19 April 2012 Read more

New research explodes myths about Independent Social Work Experts

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Oxford Evaluation. ISW Assessments Executive Summary 12 April 2012

THE CONTRIBUTION OF EXPERTS IN CARE PROCEEDINGS EVALUATION OF THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY by Dr Julia Brophy Charlie Owen, Judith Sidaway, Dr Jagbir Jhutti Johal University of Oxford Several concerns... Read more

Government response to the Family Justice Review weakens safeguards for children

Government response to the Family Justice Review weakens safeguards for children  10 February 2012 Download press release here  Read more

IAC - The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2011

Do Families Matter?

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN THE LEGAL AID SENTENCING AND PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS BILL 2011 Do Families Matter? Legal Aid Proposals Fail the Family Test 1 Download briefing paper here Download case studies here Read more

Joint Letter to under Secretary of State for Children and Families re ISW expertise

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Family Justice Review (FJR) endorses Guardian's role but ducks serious failures in current services

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President’s landmark judgement re-asserts independence of Children’s Guardians as vital element in protecting children against poor social work practice.

President’s landmark judgement re-asserts independence of Children’s Guardians as vital element in protecting children against poor social work practice. Download press release 4 July 2011 Read more

Justice Committee Report: Cafcass is not child-focused and requires major change

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Excluding independent social work expertise from courts is dangerous for vulnerable children

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Children will pay the price if social workers are excluded from being expert family court witnesses

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IAC Joint Press Release re Schools and Safeguarding Children Bill

Amendment of s41 of CA 1989 and extension of rights of media

JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN The Forthcoming Improving Schools and Safeguarding Children Bill: Amendment of s.41 of the Children Act 1989 & Extension of the rights of the media in family proceedings The... Read more

Targets alone will not save children – they need high quality independent professionals who listen

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