"The system is not failing by accident, it is failing by design,” youth unemployment tsar tells The i Paper

Sir Andrew McFarlane welcomes the government backing for the change, saying it will turn the old approach

‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delays Family courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said. Announcing a major overhaul of the family justice system in England and Wales that will play a central role in “rebalancing” the family courts, Alison Levitt said often brutal legal showdowns will be replaced with a “problem-solving”, child-focused model. Continue reading...

A project that saw young people meet family court judges improved their trust in the care proceedings process and strengthened professionals' decision making, explains Jude Eyre, associate director fo...

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We are now looking for four new Trustees to join the NFJO board as we embark on our exciting next phase of development, with a focus on increasing our impact as an organisation.

Ten things that will affect the family justice system in 2026: 1.     A new President of the Family Division will be appointed in the Spring 2.     The Ministry of Justice and the Department for Ed...

So-called ‘supported’ living for teenagers in care is supposed to be a last resort or final stepping stone to independence. But Justine Smith finds...

Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.

Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.

Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex. These are official statistics in development.

Sources say judges in courts and tribunals will have made rulings when evidence was incomplete.

A justice gap is growing—and endangering much else besides

A justice gap is growing—and endangering much else besides

Young people in care are being left further behind: we need to examine why care is not providing the right foundation for adulthood

Young people in care are being left further behind: we need to examine why care is not providing the right foundation for adulthood

Updated briefing note bringing together key areas for reflection from research into recurrent care proceedings.

The amount of funding families can access to pay for therapy for adopted children has been cut by 40%.

The MoJ says a pilot scheme in some courts has reduced the average duration of cases from 29 weeks to 18.