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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

'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

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

Nagalro Press Release: HOW THE GAPS IN CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE BEING FILLED BY THE COURTS AND DRUG DEALERS

25 Aug 2023

Analysis of NHS data by mental health charity Young Minds has shown that, in May 2023, there were record numbers of children referred to mental health crisis teams. According to Nagalro, because there are nowhere near enough mental health... Read more

Nagalro response to mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse: call for evidence

19 Aug 2023

To read the Nagalro response to the above please click here In the light of the responses to the above, the Home Office published a further consultation which closed on 30 November - please click here to read the Nagalro response Read more

Address by Sir James Munby, Chair Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and former President of the Family Division, at the Nagalro conference on 13 March 2023

03 May 2023

THE NAGALRO SPRING ONLINE CONFERENCE ‘Understanding the Real Cost of Deepening Poverty for Children – can we remain hopeful and helpful? Monday 13 March 2023 An introductory paper by Sir James Munby The aim of this important... Read more

Nagalro response to DfE Consultation 'Regulating Supported Accommodation For Looked After Children And Care Leavers Aged 16 And 17'

17 Jan 2023

Please click here to download the Nagalro response to DfE Consultation 'Regulating Supported Accommodation For Looked After Children And Care Leavers Aged 16 And 17' Read more

Nagalro Press Release: "WHOLE SYSTEM CHANGE AT ALL LEVELS" required for black children seeking adoption, House of Lords finds

14 Dec 2022

“WHOLE SYSTEM CHANGE AT ALL LEVELS” REQUIRED FOR BLACK CHILDREN SEEKING ADOPTION HOUSE OF LORDS FINDS The report of the House of Lords’ Children and Families Act 2014 Committee published its report on 6 December 2022. The report’s title is ‘A... Read more

Regulating supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17 – Government consultation

14 Dec 2022

On 5 December 2022, the Department for Education launched a consultation into its proposed quality standards for supported accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds. The consultation also has draft standards for such accommodation. The consultation is... Read more

Hansard report on parliamentary debate of Independent Review of Children's Social Care

12 Dec 2022

To read the Hansard report of the 24 November 2022 parliamentary debate on Independent Review of Children's Social Care please click here Read more

A View from The President's Chambers November 2022

29 Nov 2022

Relaunching the PLO. To read the report in full please click here Read more

Haematological evaluation of bruising and bleeding in children undergoing child protection investigation for possible physical maltreatment: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper

23 Sep 2022

Haematological evaluation of bruising and bleeding in children undergoing child protection investigation for possible physical maltreatment: A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper Click here to read the paper in full. Read more

Nagalro Press Release calling for for the reinstatement of s1(5) Children and Families Act 2014

05 Sep 2022

NAGALRO CALLS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF s1(5) CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACT 2014 Nagalro has submitted evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014. For children in England (but not in Wales) the 2014 Act removed... Read more

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