Category: Latest News

New partnership study to promote infant wellbeing and social development

28 July 2023

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Honour-based abuse will remain hidden unless victim support improves, committee warns

26 July 2023

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New child maintenance legislation comes into force

26 July 2023

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Sunak expected to delay issuing transgender guidance for schools

26 July 2023

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Today’s Training | An Introduction to Family Law

26 July 2023

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Latest fertility data ‘paints promising picture’ but pandemic aftershocks ‘may continue’ says UK regulator

24 July 2023

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Talbots Law acquires Wright Solicitors

21 July 2023

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Child Support (Enforcement) Bill set to receive Royal Assent

19 July 2023

CA reduces sentence of woman who aborted child between 32 and 34 weeks

19 July 2023

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Overhaul of criminal justice system delivers ‘significant improvement’ for rape victims

19 July 2023

Judicial report shows ‘little progress’ for women and ethnic minority candidates

18 July 2023

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Working parents to benefit from childcare boost worth up to £1,630 per month

18 July 2023

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Concerns continue to be voiced around mandatory mediation proposals

12 July 2023

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ADCS welcomes government’s response to children’s social care review

12 July 2023

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Unaccompanied children waiting years in ‘limbo’ in asylum system

12 July 2023

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Police forces ‘failing’ women who report being sexually exploited by officers – report

12 July 2023

Family law market grew 4.5% during last year – report

12 July 2023

New funding call for domestic abuse programmes launches

12 July 2023

Working Together to Safeguard Children: Consultation on changes to statutory guidance

11 July 2023

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Justice Secretary confirms government set to abandon Bill of Rights

5 July 2023

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71 countries call for removal of online child sexual abuse materials

5 July 2023

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Government announces £10m in funding to support vulnerable adults

5 July 2023

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Women’s sector organisations urge government to fund domestic abuse services

4 July 2023

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Commissioner calls for ‘radical rehaul’ of the SEND system

3 July 2023

‘No simple explanation’ why BAME solicitors are overrepresented in complaints SRA receieve

3 July 2023

Vision Foundation invests in project to support visually impaired domestic abuse victims

30 June 2023

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Victims’ Commissioner’s Office announces temporary chief

30 June 2023

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Cafcass launches animated video for children and young people involved in family court proceedings

28 June 2023

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Domestic abuse services in the community ‘under pressure’ from lack of funding

28 June 2023

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Resolution announces Annual Awards finalists

28 June 2023

Law Society survey: HMCTS portal

28 June 2023

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Buyers found for parts of collapsed law firm network – report

27 June 2023

Unbundling ‘could improve access to legal services’

27 June 2023

Non-fatal strangulation: One year on

26 June 2023

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SRA proposed budget increase could impact firms – The Law Society

26 June 2023

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New sanctions set to hold perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict to account

23 June 2023