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  • New mediation laws to help separating couples

    Separating couples will be legally required to find out about ways to settle disputes away from the courtroom, under new laws currently going through Parliament.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stopping poor quality and time-wasting expert evidence in family courts

    New national standards to raise the quality of experts used in family courts were announced by the Government today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Timpson speaks about family justice system reforms

    Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to local family justice boards about reforms to the family justice system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord McNally’s Local Family Justice Board speech

    Reform of the family justice system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Moving family mediation forward

    Family Justice Minister Lord McNally has called on mediators to lead the way in promoting out of court solutions for separating families.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013

    Speech by Lord McNally about what the government is doing to improve family justice, based on the Family Justice Review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Timpson speaks about vulnerable children and the Children and Families Bill

    Children's Minister talks about how the Children and Families Bill will support vulnerable children and their families.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Figures show divorce hot spots

    Separating couples are being urged to use mediation instead of ending up in courtroom battles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More mediation encouraged as divorce hotspots are revealed

    Separating couples are being urged to use mediation instead of ending up in courtroom battles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major reforms to support children and families

    Information on the reforms set out in the newly published Children and Families Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reducing delays in family courts

    New measures have been introduced to ensure child care cases are dealt with more quickly and effectively in family courts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tim Loughton speaks at the Law Society Family Justice Review Summit

    Tim Loughton MP speaks at the Law Society Family Justice Review Summit round table discussion.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extra £10 million for mediation

    Measures are being put in place to support separating couples.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Additional £10 million to fund mediation and help separating couples avoid court battles

    New measures are being put in place to support separating couples.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Encouraging strong relationships

    Edward Timpson, Minister for Families, visited a parenting class in High Peak, Derbyshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord McNally’s speech to the Birmingham Law Society Family Conference 2012

    Lord McNally's speech on the government's programme of reform addressing the Family Justice Review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family Justice Board chair appointed

    Government has appointed David Norgrove as the chair of the new Family Justice Board.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointment of the Family Justice Board Chair

    The Government has appointed David Norgrove as the Chair of the new Family Justice Board.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointment of the Family Justice Board chair

    Details of the government's plans to strengthen the family justice system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Proposals to enable children to see both their parents are launched

    Plans to strengthen the law so children continue to see both parents if they separate have been put forward by ministers today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government