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Parenting at a distance  – a correct use of section 20

Parenting at a distance – a correct use of section 20

by Julie Doughty | Jan 12, 2023 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Use of section 20 Children Act 1989 for the voluntary accommodation of children has long been subject to controversy. Critcisms of practice have ranged from alleged coercion of parents into agreeing and lack of fully informed consent, through to allowing children to...
FAMILY JUSTICE: OSTIIS APERTIS?

FAMILY JUSTICE: OSTIIS APERTIS?

by Guest Post | Jan 12, 2023 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious, Transparency News

FAMILY JUSTICE: OSTIIS APERTIS?[1] Or a mantle of inviolable secrecy?[2] A challenge to those who would keep the doors closed This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division On 28 October 2021 the President published the outcome of his...

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