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Written Ministerial Statement made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Family Justice, Caroline Dinenage.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Update on investigation into faulty online form used in divorce proceedings.
Family Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage today addressed the third annual Family Justice and Young People’s Board Voice of the Child conference.
Bereaved families will be the focus of proposed new cremation rules and a review of out-of-hours coroner services announced today by Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage.
Children will have a greater say in family court cases, Justice Minister Simon Hughes announced as he addressed the Family Justice Young People’s Board.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
DNA tests in family courts will be provided across England from later this year, Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.
Millions of pounds will be spent supporting witnesses through the court system with the award of a new grant.
More separating couples will benefit from free mediation from 3 November, Simon Hughes has announced.
Draft amendments to guidance to prepare for changes to family mediation funding.
New national standards designed to raise the quality of expert witness evidence in family court cases and speed up proceedings become law.
Simon Hughes' speech on 'Mediation: a central part of family justice'.
The true sign of a civilised family justice system is to have more people resolve disputes outside the courts, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today.
Couples should avoid confrontational courtroom battles and use mediation as more free sessions will be funded by Government, Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.
Simon Hughes' speech to the Family Justice Young People's Board 'Voice of the Child' conference.
Children will be given a greater voice in the family justice system so they can tell judges how they feel and what they think about the family disputes they are involved in.
Lord Faulks QC's keynote speech at the Civil Mediation Conference on 22 May 2014.
Children will be better protected under new plans to update child cruelty law, Justice Minister Damian Green announced today.
Disputes should be kept away from court and resolved using better, quicker and more efficient ways, Justice Minister Lord Faulks declared today.
The architect of the major reforms which put children at the heart of the family justice system has been reappointed as chair of the Family Justice Board (FJB).
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