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Designated family judge trailblazer pilot: submit an application

Information for local authorities on how to submit an application to take part in the designated family judge trailblazer pilot.

Applies to England

Documents

Details

The application period has now closed.

The Department for Education (DfE) invites eligible local authorities to apply to participate in a pilot aimed at reducing delays in public law proceedings in the family court.

The pilot will involve local authorities from 5 selected designated family judge areas working with a delivery partner to co-design and implement solutions to reduce court delays.

The pilot will run from January 2024 until March 2025.

The documents provided here give full details on:

  • eligibility
  • funding
  • how to submit your application

Updates to this page

Published 6 October 2023
Last updated 7 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect that the deadline for submitting applications was 1 December 2023.

  2. Updated to extend the application deadline to midday on 1 December 2023.

  3. First published.

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