Our work archive
Business Plans
Speeches, reports, press notices and consultation papers
- Report to the President of the Family Division on the approach to be adopted by the court when asked to make a consent order where domestic violence has been an issue (following Lord Justice Wall's report to the President on 14 February 2006) [December 2006]
- Twenty-nine child homicides: Lessons still to be learnt on domestic violence and child protection
- LJ Wall's report on consent contact orders in cases involving allegations of domestic violence [14 February 2006]
- Speech at the Family Justice Council Launch [1 July 2004]
- Press Notice: Improving Justice For Families [1 July 2004]
- Consultation Paper: Promoting inter-agency working in the Family Justice System [March 2002] - outlined proposals for improving outcomes for families and children who come into contact with the family justice system by providing an effective mechanism for supporting inter-agency working. From this the Family Justice Council was conceived
Our responses to consultation papers
- Response of the Children in Safeguarding Proceedings of the Family Justice Council to the Consultation on the Public Law Outline [17 September 2007]
- Home affairs Committee - Inquiry into Domestic Violence. Submission on behalf of the Family Justice Council Diversity Sub - Committee [11 October 2007]
- Home Affairs Committee. Domestic Violence Inquiry. Submission of the Family Justice Council [11 October 2007]
- Response of the Family Justice Council to the Consultation paper "Confidence and Confidentiality - Openness in family courts - a new approach" [16 October 2007]
- Family Justice Council Children in Safeguarding Proceedings Committee's Reponse to draft Children Act Guidance Volume 1 [16 October 2007]
- Response of the Council to the Legal Services Commission Consultation on Funding Children's Care Cases [May 2007]
- Response of the Council to the Legal services Commission Further Consultation Paper on Family Fee Schemes [April 2007]
- Response to the Chief Medical Officer's Report [March 2007]
- Response to the Care Matters Consultation paper [ February 2007]
- Response to the HMCS Consultation Paper on Family Prodeedure Rules (CP 19/06). Annex 1 is attached [December 2006]
- Response to the DCA Consultation Paper on Separate Representation of Children [December 2006]
- Response of the Council to the Transparency Consultation Paper [10 November 2006]
- Response of the Council to the Transparency Consultation Paper - Annex 1 - Questionaire [10 November 2006]
- Response of the Council to the Transparency Consultation Paper -Annex 2 - Children's view on transparency [10 November 2006]
- Response of the Council to the Transparency Consultation Paper - Annex 3 - Proposed Statutory Checklist [10 November 2006]
- Response of the Council to the Review of the Child Care Proceedings Systems in England and Wales
- Response of the Council to the Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper: Legal Aid: a sustainable future [12 October 2006]
- Response to DCA Consultation: Disclosure of Information in Family Proceeding Cases Involving Children [18 March 2005]
- Response to Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper - The Use of Experts - Quality, price and procedure in publicly funded cases [24 February 2005]
- Response to the Consultation Paper - Promoting inter-agency Working in the Family Justice System [6 August 2004]