
31.03.09: Family Commission launched
A national inquiry is launched by 4Children into the extended family and the support it needs in the 21st century here
04.02.09: What the Family Courts expect from parents here
18.12.08: The State and the Family: Supporting Relationships - time for a rethink? Speech by Mary MacLeod at the Government Relationship Summit (FPI)
"Part of our service network in schools, children’s centres and GP practices and clinics must be services that focus on family relationships – not as an add-on benefit if you are lucky enough to find them or can pay. But as an essential part of sustaining UK family life and making it more enjoyable." more
16.12.08: Family courts to be opened up to greater scrutiny (MoJ)
Family court hearings are for the first time to be opened to accredited media, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today, in an oral statement in the House of
Commons more