While acknowledging recent efforts to improve police data collection, Refuge said police responses to domestic abuse remain ...

The Family Court judiciary has launched a consultation on draft guidance aimed at reducing the volume of short notice ...

The Victims and Courts Bill returned to the House of Lords for detailed Committee stage scrutiny earlier this month, with the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman, backing a ...

The long-running debate over mandatory reporting of child abuse in England has entered a new legislative phase, with provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill progressing through Parliament amid ...

A national child safeguarding review has urged immediate reform to improve the protection of vulnerable unborn babies and ...

A joint parliamentary inquiry has been launched by the Education Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee to ...

The Department for Education has set out further detail on plans to expand Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) as part of ...

Overall, they argue that AI offers distinct benefits but also significant challenges to the family justice system, requiring ...

Adoption UK has welcomed the government’s decision to undertake a full review of adoption support in England, while raising concerns about proposals to devolve funding for therapeutic services to ...

In Part I the author looked at reported decisions of the courts involving prospective or current kinship carers. In Part II he considers what lessons might be learned from this case law in both public ...

New research published by Kinship has highlighted the significant financial, employment and wellbeing pressures faced by kinship carers, with the charity calling on the government to introduce ...

This article compares parental responsibility (PR) laws in England and Wales with those in Norway examining their alignment with societal changes and the push for more equal parenting. PR gives ...