by Lucy R | Dec 17, 2015 | Project, Transparency News
We’re really pleased that we have today been able to published the guidance we promised about the recording of social workers by parents where there is local authority involvement with the family. The guidance is intended to be used by parents and their advisers...
by Julie Doughty | Nov 25, 2015 | Comment, Court of Protection, Transparency News
This is a guest post by Lucy Series. An extended version of this post appears on The Small Places blog. The Court of Protection has just announced its first pilot project: on transparency. The pilot project will reverse the presumption in the Court of Protection...
by Sarah P | Nov 24, 2015 | Comment
I attended the FJC debate at the Strand Palace hotel on November 24th. I will write a longer article for Jordans Family Law, to do justice to the full range of opinions expressed, but I will set out the highlights here for those who I know were keen to come, but...
by Lucy Reed | Nov 17, 2015 | Project
We are really pleased to welcome two new members to the Transparency Project project group : journalist Louise Tickle and researcher Judith Townend. We think that their involvement will help broaden out our range of expertise and perspectives, to include those working...
by Lucy R | Nov 11, 2015 | Analysis, Cases
Guest contribution by Conor James McKinney, Full Fact Writer/Researcher Full Fact is the UK’s only independent factchecking organisation. We check factual claims made by politicians, journalists and pressure groups, and stop misinformation spreading by pressing for...
by Sarah P | Nov 3, 2015 | Events
I was very pleased to be invited to this workshop by Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn and Dr Ruth Lamont, to hear them speak along with Dr Julie Doughty, fellow Transparency Project member. Dr Fenton-Glynn in particular has done excellent work in attempting to disseminate...
by Julie Doughty | Nov 2, 2015 | Cases, Explanation
An important judgment, Louise Tickle v the Council of the Borough of North Tyeside was published on BAILII last week. It has been reported on the UK Human Rights blog and on Inforrm. This was an application by journalist, Louise Tickle, for permission to publish...
by Lucy R | Nov 1, 2015 | Explanation, Transparency News
An article in The Guardian on 26 October refers to a “Ukip policy paper on opening up the family courts” : Family courts must open up to avoid ‘outrageous injustices’, warns Ukip. The article itself is selective and uses quite emotive language,...
by Sarah P | Oct 21, 2015 | Comment
On October 21st 2015 The Times published an article by the journalist Mike Pattenden who quotes Jacque Courtnage and me – somewhat to my surprise. I had not realised that our conversation was in fact an interview. Of course, this was very naive of me and I will...
by Alice T | Oct 20, 2015 | Comment
The Open Nest held an intriguing conference on Monday as National Adoption Week began: It gave a platform to the voices of some adults who were adopted as children; just at the moment that adoption agencies across England and Wales are filling media channels...
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