Significant changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) are coming into effect for 2025/26, with ...

The changes will be rolled out alongside the nationwide expansion of Best Start Family Hubs, which will offer wraparound ...

The government has announced an extra £18 million for councils in England to speed up reforms to children’s social care, ...

Victims of the most serious sexual and violent crimes could soon benefit from new “restriction zones” designed to confine ...

Keywords: School Exclusion – Independent Review Panels (IRPs) – Children’s Rights – Education Law – UNCRC ...

This article – the final part in a three-part series – examines how the justice system can better accommodate individuals with visual or mobility impairments. Building on earlier discussions around ...

Amanda Weston KC, Garden Court Chambers Maya Achan, Coram Chambers In December 2024, a hybrid audience of some 100 invitees gathered to hear the 17 th annual Family Justice Council debate. This year’s ...

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Her Honour Judge Corbett to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge Appointment ...

Frances Harris Harcourt Chambers This article aims to debunk those myths surrounding autism and to encourage practitioners to have autism firmly on their radars when conducting public law proceedings.

In this article Chloe Branton considers the current position regarding parental responsibility for married and unmarried fathers and outlines some recent and historic cases that have examined this ...

Hannah Rought-Brooks considers the legal framework, post Brexit, for placing children outside the jurisdiction in the EU during or at the conclusion of care proceedings.

This article discusses the recommendations in Law Com No 408, Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law (2022), which are intended to broaden the options available for ‘tying the knot’ whilst ...