Ministers must take hands-on action to get family courts to more effectively use the powers they already hold. That is the main thrust of National Family Mediation's submission to the government's Post-Implementation Review of the 2014 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).
Click here to read the NFM submission.
Cafcass launches new telephone line for children involved in court proceedings
The government is to increase the funding rate for universal infant free school meals by just 7p a pupil, it was announced on Tuesday, a move immediately branded “inadequate” by the sector.
Infant free school meals funding rises by just 7p a meal in England
The government is to increase the funding rate for universal infant free school meals by just 7p a pupil, it was announced on Tuesday, a move immediately branded “inadequate” by the sector.
Government announces further £5.4 million funding of family mediation voucher scheme
The government has provided a further £5.4 million in funding to help families to resolve disputes such as contact arrangements for children out of court.
