Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

Today we're hosting 'Back To Their Futures Summit: Transforming Care for children subject to deprivation of libertyn (DoL) orders'. We will be sharing updates throughout the day on Bluesky and LinkedIn. If you aren't already please follow to keep up to date: bsky.app/profile/nuffie…

Did you know in England & Wales last year nearly 1300 children were subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders? Today I was honoured to host Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s Back To Their Futures Summit - and speak to my fantastic BBC colleague @AshleyJBaptiste @NuffieldFJO

NEW REPORT COMING SOON Keep an eye on our social media, including Bluesky, for this new report being published soon.

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

Follow us on LinkedIn for long-form articles and more in-depth video round-ups of our research and data, as well as regular updates on our events. You can also subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter. linkedin.com/company/family…

In case you missed it, our latest Seeding Change story 'A pre-birth service offering early, holistic support sees a reduction in babies being separated from their parents' is on our website now. Read more: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/a-pre-bi…

CONFERENCE - 1 APRIL 2025 - PRE-REGISTER NOW Those attending will include senior professionals from children’s social care, health, youth justice and the judiciary, and policy makers from Ofsted, the DfE, MoJ and the NHS. Pre-register now: shorturl.at/VAk7i

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. nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/a-pre-bi…

Follow us on LinkedIn for long-form articles and more in-depth video round-ups of our research and data, as well as regular updates on our events. You can also subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter. linkedin.com/company/family…

The new installment of our Seeding Change series will be coming next week. Keep an eye on our social media for further updates. You can read previous stories on our website here: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/stories

We are now regularly posting on Bluesky as an additional way to share news about our research and events. Follow us to stay up to date: bsky.app/profile/nuffie…

"The evidence shows that there is a need for renewed efforts by everyone involved to address how mothers and babies are cared for." For @cypnow NFJO Director Lisa Harker explains some of the findings that were the catalyst for a five-year Nuffield Family Justice Observatory project, to be published soon: cypnow.co.uk/content/viewpo…

The new installment of our Seeding Change series will be coming next week. Keep an eye on our social media for further updates. You can read previous stories on our website here: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/stories

We are now regularly posting on Bluesky as an additional way to share news about our research and events. Follow us to stay up to date: bsky.app/profile/nuffie…

Yesterday, the President of the Family Division published a toolkit to help judges decide if and how to write to the child or children involved in proceedings. Here, a young person explains what having a letter from a judge would have meant to them:

In this short video, NFJO Associate Director for Strategy and Delivery, Jude Eyre, discusses the toolkit published today by the President of the Family Division to support judges in writing to children involved in court proceedings. Jude explains why the toolkit is an important and valuable contribution to greater child participation in the courts:

2/2 NFJO Associate Director for Strategy and Delivery, Jude Eyre, appeared on @BBCr4today earlier today to discuss the new toolkit. “In research children and young people talk about the importance of feeling that they have been heard and understood when the court is making important decisions about their lives.” Listen from 2:41:48 : bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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. As the toolkit sets out, judges writing to children is a key means by which judges can ensure children feel heard and are supported to understand what the family court has decided in relation to their family and why. judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r…

Are you looking to transform care for children with complex needs, including those who are being deprived of their liberty? Do you work in one of these sectors? 🔵 Social care 🔵 Health, including CAMHS 🔵 Education 🔵 Judiciary 🔵 Legal · 🔵 Youth justice 🔵 Central government 🔵 Local government 🔵 Police 🔵 Civil society 🔵 Third sector 🔵 Independent sector If so, the Back to Their Futures Summit: Transforming care for children subject to Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) orders is for you. We invite you to pre register here: shorturl.at/ko0lt

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. In public law proceedings children have an appointed Guardian and Solicitor to represent their interests, but evidence on their experiences of proceedings still highlights problems nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/the-c…