Pathfinder courts to roll out across Midlands
The Pathfinder courts pilot is to be rolled out further across the Midlands at courts in Wolverhampton, Worcester and Stoke-on-Trent following its success in Dorset, North and South East Wales, Birmingham and West Yorkshire. First launched in Dorset and North Wales in February 2022 the pilot was expanded to South-East Wales in April 2024, Birmingham […]
The repeal of the presumption of parental involvement – a step towards greater protection of children in the family court?
At the end of October, the Government announced that they would repeal the presumption of parental involvement – currently enshrined in the Children Act 1989 – some five years after the Harm Panel report recommended an ‘urgent review’. The government has not committed to a timeframe however, simply saying that this will happen ‘when parliamentary […]