Lords to examine impact of family justice system reforms on children and families
Friday 20 May 2022
On Monday 23 May the House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 will continue its inquiry examining whether the Children and Families Act 2014 is fit for purpose.
The Committee will hear from two expert panels on the changes made to private family law by the 2014 Act, with a particular focus on the presumption of parental involvement and family separation, and the witnesses’ reflections on family justice aspects of the Act.
The first public evidence session will take place at 3.15pm (BST) on Monday 23 May 2022 and can be viewed live on Parliament TV
The committee will hear from:
3:15pm
- Professor Rosemary Hunter, Professor of Law and Socio-Legal Studies, University of Kent
- Bob Greig, Director and founder of Only Dads
4:05pm
- Mavis Maclean CBE, Research Associate, University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Innovation
- Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales
Likely question topics include:
- The impact of the Act attempting to make the family justice system less adversarial
- The success of Mediation Information & Assessment Meetings
- The effect of the presumption of parental involvement on proceedings
- The impact of the withdrawal of legal aid for private law cases
- Care proceeding timeframes
- The role of CAFCASS
- Changes needed to the family justice system
