Children's welfare should not be trumped by parents' rights | David Norgrove
It is right to try to keep families together, we must be quick Purpose To recognize that this is not possible when
Every year half a million children and adults whose families have broken need to use the family justice system. How they are extremely important to them and help us all. Yet when the state in family life to intervene to protect children from harm the protection of children, in boxes, it takes a year on average for a more years - an age in the life of a child. The backlog of boxes in the system of public law now means clustering around 20,000 children wait for their future to be decided.
and unless they are plated, these delays are likely to increase. When people have to make arrangements following separation, using private law, too many people go to court. Adults and children are often confused about what to do, and boxes take too long.
we can be proud, even if the family justice system What Achieve. The legal framework is solid, and the commitment and competence of professionals - social workers, foster parents, picks, lawyers, magistrates, judges and others - are clear. Aim delays and damage they caused, can not continue.
Family Justicereview took evidence from hundreds of people - professionals and their families and children, many fascinating stories and personal. No changes will work the owner. He needs to change laws, and processes for particular ways of working people, to work together, consistently - not, as now, with suspicion, without duplication and opportunities to learn each other good practices.
In the proposed public rightAIM To meet our needs of these children come first and to help everyone be clear who is responsible for what. Is it fair to try to keep families together very securely. We also need to be fast Purpose To recognize when it is not possible. The protection of children should not be overshadowed by the overemphasis on the rights of parents. The need in the short to rely more on the work of local authorities and to accept a child's future can be changed for the better if decisive action is taken early on.
We need to break a culture well in the long years Where have become acceptable standard. We recommend a schedule tailored to each child within six months for all boxes except in exceptional circumstances. Tight with the use of experts and other assessment changes which it should be possible to significantly reduce damaging delays today.
In private law, when relationships break down, we are looking for change to help parents focus on the needs of their children and their belongings to pay for themselves as they can . We propose a procession better and more clear that the system information, access to mediation, and faster short, with a continued focus on child protection.
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