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We are very pleased to announce two new members of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory team. Dr Ellie Ott (pictured right) joins us as Associate Director of Research and Data Molly Corlett (pictured left) joins us Project Officer for Children, Families and Justice

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Our brand new Data Tracker brings our data and research together into one easy-to-use dashboard. Explore the Data Tracker here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker

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Keep an eye on our social media, especially Bluesky and LinkedIn, for this new report, being published soon

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Spaces are filling up for our summit but there's still some time to register. If you're already attending, please feel free to share your thoughts, questions, and ideas with us ahead of the 1st April. Find out more and register: shorturl.at/RKARg

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We've been so pleased to see people sharing the new toolkit for judges writing to children, which was published last month by the President of the Family Division. In this short clip, a young person explains what a letter from a judge would have meant to them. www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and...

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In the latest installment of our Seeding Change series, we take a look at a pre-birth, multi-agency service in Swansea that offers expectant parents at risk of care proceedings with their unborn babies holistic, compassionate support early in pregnancy. www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/a-pre-...

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NEW SEEDING CHANGE STORY Read the latest installment in our Seeding Change series, which gathers examples of positive experiences and innovative practice from across the family justice system. www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/a-pre-...

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At this important summit, significant and crucial steps towards improving care for children experiencing and living in complex circumstances will be taken. We invite you to pre-register today: shorturl.at/VAk7i

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"The evidence shows that there is a need for renewed efforts by everyone involved to address how mothers and babies are cared for." For CYP Now, NFJO Director Lisa Harker explains some of the findings catalysing an important new report to be published soon: www.cypnow.co.uk/content/view...

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1/2 The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has today published a toolkit for family judges to support them in writing to children. www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and...

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Are you looking to transform care for children with complex needs, including those who are being deprived of their liberty? The Back to Their Futures Summit: Transforming care for children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders is for you. We invite you to pre register here: shorturl.at/ko0lt

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Despite the importance of children’s participation, evidence suggests that nearly half of the children involved in private law proceedings have no opportunity to be heard. www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/the...

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1/4 This important new research from the National Centre for Social Research pulls together administrative data from the four UK nations for the first time and the combined data reveals insights into the care experiences of children. natcen.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

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1/2 Why is child participation important in court proceedings? Research has shown that there are benefits to children being involved in proceedings that may have significant and long lasting impacts on their lives and their futures. Read more: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/chi...

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Are you looking to transform care for children with complex needs, including those who are being deprived of their liberty? If so, the Back to Their Futures Summit: Transforming care for children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders is for you. Pre register here: shorturl.at/VAk7i

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1/2 Great to see coverage of the expansion of the Pathfinder pilot to a further 2 sites. This model is rooted in evidence relating to families’ experiences of private law proceedings and aims to provide a problem solving approach centred on the voice of the child. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Our most recent Seeding Change story looked at how an expert team are treating unaccompanied asylum seeking children with empathy, an approach that is vital for children all across the family justice system and that should be the norm www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/priori...

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NEW SEEDING CHANGE STORY In this installment of our Seeding Change series we hear from the expert team at West Sussex about how they approach unaccompanied asylum seeking children with empathy and care www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/priori...

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1/6 We recently published a new spotlight report highlighting the high proportion of parents with learning disabilities and difficulties in care proceedings and the issues often faced by these parents: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/wha...

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NEW STORY COMING SOON Later this week we will be publishing our latest story in our Seeding Change series. Keep an eye on our social media for further updates.

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“Mums, midwives, solicitors, barristers and judges are all telling us the way we do this is inhumane. It is no way to provide justice. Everyone agrees, but it still keeps happening.” - Lisa Harker, Director, NFJO Read more from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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This new spotlight paper brings together research to highlight what we know about parents with learning disabilities and difficulties, a group that are over-represented in care proceedings. www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/wha...

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NEW SPOTLIGHT COMING SOON A new spotlight paper on the experiences of parents with learning disabilities and difficulties will be available on our website soon. Keep an eye on our social media and our newsletter for further updates.

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Our Seeding Change series brings you monthly stories of positive lived experiences and innovative practice from across the family justice system. Read more here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/stories

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In this article for Children and Young People Now, former NFJO researcher Aliya Saied-Tessier lays out the pressing need for better data across the family justice system to improve experiences and outcomes for people involved in family proceedings. Read more: www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...

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NEW REPORT The family justice system has been described as ‘operating in the dark’, with problems including a fragmented system of data owners and users, and significant data gaps Our new report identifies ways to improve data across the system www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/imp...

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At the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, we improve the lives of children and families by putting evidence and data at the heart of the family justice system You can learn more about how we work on our website here: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/about

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