by Lucy R | Sep 16, 2014 | Project
More family judgments than ever before are being made available to the public, primarily through BAILII. But sending a judgment to BAILLI doesn’t in itself mean that the public are better informed or that they are able to access the information held on that site...
by Julie Doughty | Sep 16, 2014 | Project
The short answer is ‘No’. Some years ago, I noticed that the consultation documents on access to family courts tended to use these two terms interchangeably and I wondered if transparency was just a fashionable word for openness. I looked into it and...
by Sarah P | Aug 24, 2014 | Project
Because we need to protect children from harm. But equally we need to protect families from arbitrary interference by the state. Leaving a child to suffer harm in an abusive family is a tragedy. So too is taking a child away for no good reason. There is often tension...
by Lucy R | Aug 18, 2014 | Project
This site is a work in progress. Here’s how we’ll operate it. Comments will be moderated. Respectful discussion only. Ideas welcome. This is a forum for creative thinking – people may change their views following discussion or over time. Please...
by Lucy R | Aug 16, 2014 | Project
What is Transparency? Noun : 1 the transparency of the glass, translucency, limpidity, clearness, clarity 2 colour transparencies: slide, acetate. 3 the new government aims for better transparency : openness, accountability, straightforwardness, candour. Transparency...
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