Closure over the Christmas period

We will close at 6:00pm on Tuesday 23rd December and reopen on Monday 5th January with normal opening times.

On Wednesday 10th December, the service will also be closed between 12:00pm and 2:00pm.

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Sir Andrew McFarlane explains why he won’t use the word “Crisis”

Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division, has said that it is not helpful to those working in the family justice system for the word "crisis" to continue to be used. He noted that his predecessor, Sir James Munby, had used the term when referring to the inability of the court system to sustain the prompt and timely determination of public law children cases.

For Sir Andrew's speech, click here.