Home News & Resources News & Resources – Practice Directions and Guidance Please see our latest News articles below. Nagalro seeks guidance specifically for ISWs on how to work safely during the pandemic 27 Apr 2020 On 3 April 2020 Nagalro wrote to the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, asking for guidance specifically for Independent Social Workers on how to balance honouring their obligations to the courts and work within restrictions to... Read more Re P (A child: Remote Hearing) Approved Judgment 22 Apr 2020 A judgment from the President on the issue of when there should and should not be video hearings. Click here to download document. Read more Covid-19: Update from Nagalro Check government guidance regularly 23 Mar 2020 Covid-19 The Covid-19 outbreak imposes very significant challenges for all of us. Nagalro members including ISWs, Children’s Guardians and Family Court Advisers carry out extremely important work often under challenging circumstances. However,... Read more Practice Direction 27a – Family Proceedings: court bundles 31 Jul 2018 https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/pd_part_27a 31 July 2018 Read more President’s Guidance: Listing Final Hearings in Adoption cases 20 Apr 2018 https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pfd-guidance-doption.pdf 10 April 2018 Read more Joint ADCS, Cafcass and ADSS Cymru s20 Practice Guidance 01 Apr 2016 Down document here Read more Transparency Project: s20 Practice Guidance 02 Feb 2016 This guide is about making decisions to use s.20 and how it should be done. It is not a legal document. Download here Read more HHJ Bellamy Practice Guide: the use of Section 20 of the Children Act 01 Feb 2016 HHJ Bellamy Practice Guide: the use of Section 20 of the Children Act Download article here February 2016 Read more Back to News Home