Family Justice Innovation Working Group About the group The group has brought together a range of front line practitioners working in public law. In particular, the group has been looking at post proceedings support for parents and parents reunited with children following public law care proceedings – considering the issues and problems at stake and opportunity … Continue reading Calling all IROs and IRO Managers to complete our survey please
Lord Justice Macfarlane has given a terrific keynote address on the matter of 'Nothing Else Will Do'. Some extracts from the speech below but do please make time to read the full speech: here Extracts: [...] 'the need for there to be an evaluation both of Welfare and of Proportionality has for many years been, or … Continue reading ‘Nothing Else Will Do’
Children's minister Edward Timpson has rubbished claims that government plans to allow local authorities to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation could affect children's rights or pave the way for privatisation. Story by Neil Puffett | 24 October 2016 | Children & Young People Now "Let me be clear: we do not want to privatise … Continue reading Timpson defends exemption clause against ‘unfounded’ concerns
National IRO Managers Partnership NIROMP is the leadership body in England for statutory Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and IRO Managers. Press Release on 18.10.16 "The National IRO Managers Partnership in England is determined that all children should feel and be safe, happy and well cared for in the right setting at the right time. The … Continue reading Press Release 18.10.16
What is critical info in this debate is what %age of applications end up in full care orders? Risk can be managed in different ways. https://t.co/N8wcvcwi1Z — Isabelle Trowler (@IsabelleTrowler) 14 October 2016 Source: Cafcass In September 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,216 care applications. This figure represents a 23% increase compared to those … Continue reading New care applications highest ever for month of September
Originally posted on 21 September 2016. Source: Research in Practice. Research in Practice have launched 'Case law summaries'. This new resource will be of help to professionals working in the family court or in pre-proceedings work with families. The case law summaries for September are open access. Please send any feedback or suggestions on how to develop this … Continue reading New – Research in Practice case law summaries
Research shows lasting change for families The FDAC National Unit has launched two pieces of important research: ‘The Highlights’ from a 5 year Follow Up study of outcomes of cases included in the original Family Drug and Alcohol Court; and the findings from a ‘Court Observation Study’ of the FDAC problem-solving court approach in the longer-standing … Continue reading Family Drug and Alcohol Court’s (FDAC) ‘humane’ approach keeps more families together
What could this latest adoption judgment mean for social workers? Source: Luke Stevenson in Community Care. Originally published 18th August 2016 Will Re W change practice the way Re B and Re B-S did? Or will the adoption landscape stay the same? Stuck in the middle were social workers trying to grapple with the practice implications. … Continue reading In the News: #Care #Adoption #PublicLaw #Innovation
Call for Evidence The closing date for this call is Monday 31st October 2016. Policy/practice leads in family justice - call for evidence to inform proposed family justice observatory. This is a national call for evidence that aims to better understand how organisations use research evidence in policy and practice and views on priorities for any new … Continue reading Towards A National Family Justice Observatory
In K -v- K [2016] EWHC 2002 (Fam) Mr Justice Macdonald reduced the costs of a successful party to an appeal in a family case. “The stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incur… “The stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incurred applies with equal force in family proceedings. It is remarkable … Continue reading Proportionate costs in a family case: £33,813 reduced to £3,737.50
