The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has welcomed plans by the Ministry of Justice to extend private law reform across all family courts in England and Wales over the ...

New data analysed by the charity shows that police forces logged nearly 37,000 offences involving indecent images of children ...

A new report from Ofsted has identified significant inconsistencies in local authority practice as a key barrier to the ...

The domestic abuse charity Women's Aid has warned about the growing influence of online misogyny following the broadcast of a ...

Responding to the report, Amanda Hopgood, Chair of the LGA’s Children, Young People and Families Committee, said it was ...

The Financial Remedies Court (FRC) has issued a new Financial Remedies Guide 2026, bringing together key procedural requirements and guidance governing the conduct of financial remedy proceedings in ...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued an open letter to major social media and video-sharing platforms ...

This article examines the growing recognition of the impact of trauma and the ability to engage and make meaningful changes on parents involved in care proceedings and argues that the family justice ...

The Government has announced that seven local authorities in England will participate in a pilot scheme testing guaranteed financial allowances for kinship carers, as part of a £126 million programme ...

A new survey commissioned by the domestic abuse charity Refuge suggests many people in the UK underestimate the risks women face in their own homes, despite widespread recognition that domestic abuse ...

The Government has announced plans to introduce a new register for individuals convicted of serious child cruelty offences, requiring them to comply with police notification rules similar to those ...

In this article Shiva Ancliffe KC and Caroline Croft of Coram Chambers reflect on the aims, findings and recommendations of ...