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
Originally posted on 21 SeptemberĀ 2016. Source:Ā Research in Practice. Research in Practice have launched 'Case law summaries'. This new resource will be of help toĀ 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 TheĀ FDAC National Unit has launched two pieces of important research: āThe Highlightsā 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 āCourt Observation Studyā of the FDAC problem-solving court approach in the longer-standing … Continue reading Family Drug and Alcohol Courtās (FDAC) āhumaneā approach keeps more families together
What could this latest adoption judgment mean for social workers? Source: Luke Stevenson in CommunityĀ 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
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. āThe stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incurā¦ āThe 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: Ā£33,813 reduced to Ā£3,737.50
The Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal judgments of the Court of Appeal in two cases concerning the participation of children in proceedings: Re S (Children) 2016 EWCA Civ 83 Re F (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 546. A summary is available via Family Law week: here Overview ofĀ the key issues - achieving a fair … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal decisions concerning childrenās participation in proceedings
14th View from the Presidentās Chambers: Care cases: Settlement conferences and the ātandemā model By Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division. Originally published via Family Law on 16th August 2016 via Family Law. This article concentrates onĀ two important initiatives: Settlement Conferences The 'tandem' model Proposal isĀ to deal with other ways toĀ improve how public … Continue reading #Care cases: Settlement conferences and the ātandemā model
Cafcass in talks with government to stem care application rises https://t.co/ySKZdYRpjS pic.twitter.com/AdOo2ufGCC ā cypnow (@cypnow) 11 August 2016 Attempts are being made to halt rapid increases in the number of applications being made for children to be taken into care, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has said. Read full piece … Continue reading Cafcass in talks with government to stem #Care application rises
Originally posted on July 29, 2016 by suesspiciousminds. 'This was a Court of Appeal case decided today. It has taken a LOT of chewing over to make sense of it. Iām still not quite sure that I get it. Re W (A child) 2016 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2016/793.html The facts A, a young girl, was born on 1st … Continue reading Re W ā no presumption for a child to be brought up by a member of the natural family via @suesspiciousmin
Read our guidance on settlement conferences in public law proceedings. We have concerns. #familylawhttps://t.co/hc1za6mobc ā ALC (@Tweets_ALC) 3 July 2016 The Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) has published guidance on the pilot of settlement conferences in public law cases: 'Based on the very limited information available, we currently have serious concerns about the proposals … Continue reading ALC publishes concerns on settlement conferences pilot
