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My line in the sand
To ban or not to ban? We have had a debate about our 'ground rules' for the conference on 1st June. We have all agreed that, if there are people we have serious grounds to suspect don't share our aims and objectives and those people are likely to try and disrupt the...
Social services in Europe: legislation and practice of the removal of children from their families in Council of Europe Member States
OK, it's not a pithy title. It is, however, the formal title of the document that I'm about to review. And it is an accurate description of what the document is about. Here it is:...
Risks and benefits
Policing parents? Protecting Children? Promoting Adoption? Are we getting the child protection system we deserve? Multi disciplinary conference 1st June 2015 We are excited about this ‘ground-breaking’ conference that will bring together such a range of voices, on...
Key Information
Contact The Transparency Project via email, twitter or telephone : General enquiries : info@transparencyproject.org.uk Trustees (Lucy Reed (Chair), Julie Doughty, Polly Morgan and Paul Magrath) : trustees@transparencyproject.org.uk Twitter : @seethrujustice Phone...
Core Principles – Mission Statement
This is a record of a working document, from which our constitution was drawn. The Transparency Project aims to promote the transparency of Family Court proceedings in England and Wales through providing straightforward, accurate and accessible information for...
Constitution
We are a charitable incorporated organisation. The Transparency Project Constitution can be downloaded here [amended 25 March 2024]. The objects of the Transparency Project as set out in the constitution are : To advance the education of the public in the subject of...
Editorial & Comments Policy
We want to encourage constructive discussion on this site. But we do have some rules. Please read them. The short version Opinions are welcomed, even strong or critical ones. You can comment even if you disagree with us. Personal attacks are not welcomed and may be...
Daily Mail in fair and accurate reporting shock
This is an updated version of the original post last week which disappeared during a period of site maintenance. We were rather surprised by this story in the Daily Mail last week which consisted of a perfectly reasonable selection of quotations from a Court of Appeal...
Transparency Project becomes a charity
We've taken the first steps towards becoming a real grown up project. This week our constitution was signed and trustees appointed (Lucy Reed, Sarah Phillimore and Julie Doughty) and our documents have gone off to the Charity Commission to be processed so that we can...
Anonymous Committals
Lucy Reed has blogged about a recent case where a person committed to prison for contempt of court was initially anonymous due to a reporting restriction order made by a Family Division Judge. The order has now been varied. You can read Lucy's blog post on Pink Tape...