A new Bar Council report has warned that family legal aid is becoming unsustainable, with many barristers saying they would ...

New figures published by the Department for Education on 11 December provide a detailed picture of how child sexual abuse ...

The government has announced plans to establish a new national Child Protection Authority (CPA), intended to strengthen ...

Women’s Aid has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s latest package of criminal justice reforms and funding commitments, ...

The Crown Prosecution Service has highlighted the growing complexity of violence against women and girls (VAWG) cases, ...

Resolution’s Finance, Pensions and Tax Committee has analysed the Autumn Budget delivered on 26 November and highlighted ...

The Bar Council has urged the government to abandon proposals that would restrict the use of jury trials, warning that such changes risk undermining public confidence in the criminal justice system.

The importance of the relationship between brothers and sisters is recognised increasingly across different disciplines. However, in care proceedings decisions are made often to separate siblings and ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England has urged peers to strengthen the Crime and Policing Bill to better protect children from the escalating risks they face online, warning that current ...

The NSPCC has warned of a growing crisis in online blackmail affecting children and young people, after new research revealed ...

Two leading adoption organisations have issued urgent calls for a full, cross-government review of support for adopted children and their families, following a BBC investigation highlighting rising ...

In this article we examine the intersection of the UK’s family visa rules with the family law issues and concerns that may arise when families are separated for immigration reasons. We discuss the ...