Family Law Manchester News

The NSPCC has warned that hundreds of children currently going into care will be sent back to abusive family homes without the support needed to keep them safe from harm.

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood recently commissioned a survey looking into the impact on fathers of divorce or separation.

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The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has released its latest data on care application figures, which show that there were 886 care applications in March 2012.

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The Law Society has expressed its disappointment at the Government’s refusal to stop charging fees to local authorities for care proceedings, despite the Family Justice Review’s recommendation to do so.

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Gingerbread and the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) have welcomed the government’s reaffirmation that the welfare of the child should remain the paramount consideration in the family justice system.

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Fostering services in England and Wales are in need of radical reform, according to a report published by the think tank, Policy Exchange. The report shows that in some instances severely disadvantaged children are waiting for over a year for a foster placement and that the life chances for many children in the system are appalling.

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Recent figures published by reunite International Child Abduction Centre have revealed a 47% increase in the number of child abduction cases reported to its advice line.

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Ahead of the House of Lords’ scrutiny of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill, Resolution, the association of 6,000 family lawyers and professionals, has warned of its potentially devastating consequences.

Tags: Legal Aid Reform, Family Courts, Child Custody, Child Contact, Family Justice System

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said that local authorities and the family justice system must improve their procedures to speed up the adoption process. Such changes include allowing social workers increased discretion to make judgements about the suitability of potential adopters, reform to adoption panels, and of inspection and performance data.

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The final report from the Norgrove Review fails to address the bias in the family law system against fathers and grandparents, and will fuel the epidemic of fatherlessness in the UK, according to the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

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