At least one in four women who have lost a child through court order will return to the family court in relation to a subsequent child. For women who were teenagers at the birth of their first child, this figure increases to one in three.
A major study of judicial review funded by the Nuffield Foundation has contradicted Government claims that the process is widely abused, of little value to claimants and a burden on public bodies.
The cost of Court of Protection (CoP) welfare proceedings to local authorities is a serious concern and there are considerable variations between English and Welsh local authorities in the number of welfare cases brought to the Court.
Websites, telephones, video communication and other means of digital communication can, if properly used, assist in maintaining access to justice in a time of austerity, according to new research funded by the Foundation.
The Nuffield Foundation is funding a new programme of work designed to kick-start the expansion of empirical research in administrative justice. We have invited institutions with an interest in administrative justice research to apply for up to £250,000 to establish a ‘virtual hub’, consisting of a range of synthesis, review, dissemination, and engagement activities designed to:
A pioneering family court service which offers parents a better chance of recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is to be extended across the UK. The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), the first of its kind, works with people whose children have been taken into care because of parental substance abuse.
People appointed as guardians and attorneys for loved ones with dementia are not given sufficient information, advice and support, according to new research from Alzheimer Scotland and funded by the Foundation.
Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour among young people are being undermined by a lack of joined up working and the inability of local partner organisations to collect appropriate data and share information effectively. Research published today by the University of Leeds shows that a considerable amount of work is being done across the country to address anti-social behaviour among young people and to stop behaviour escalating into serious crime.
Alzheimer Scotland has today published a new guide, Dementia: making decisions, which provides practical advice and information on decision-making for people who have been appointed to make decisions on behalf of someone with dementia, either as an attorney, guardian (Scotland) or deputy (England and Wales).
The high cost of libel claims and the length of the legal progress is preventing both claimants and defendants from asserting their legal rights, according to a report published today by the Alternative Libel Project and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.