News & Resources – April 2020

Children's Commissioner report: 'We're all in this together'

Local area profiles of child vulnerability

April 2020 The Children’s Commissioner’s local area profiles of child vulnerability provide a way for councils to understand which groups of children are likely to be at risk under lockdown, and how many children in their area fall into those... Read more

Nagalro seeks guidance specifically for ISWs on how to work safely during the pandemic

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

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

Nagalro response to the President’s Two-week rapid consultation on remote hearings in the Family Court

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane announced the commencement of a 2 week rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system, starting on 14th April. This research project was undertaken by the... Read more