Open date: 20 June 2007
Close date: 01 October 2007
Responses published: 16 December 2008
This is the second consultation on improving openness in family courts. This paper set out what we are taking forward from the last consultation, and sought views on new proposals to improve the openness in family courts.
The previous consultation paper titled Confidence and confidentiality: Improving transparency and privacy in family courts was published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in July 2006.
Consultation paper
- Consultation paper [PDF 0.62mb, 73 pages]
- Summary of questions [Word 0.06mb, 1 pages]
Responses
There were 112 responses to the consultation from a wide range of respondents. We have decided the way forward on the basis of responses to the first and second consultation, conversations with experts and professionals across the field of family justice, and many letters received by the department.
The way forward is based on three key principles:
1. to improve confidence
2. to protect the interests of children and vulnerable adults
3. to enable more access to support.
Further details on how we hope to achieve these objectives are outlined in the response paper.
- Family Justice in View [PDF 0.56mb, 45 pages]
- Family Justice in View - interim impact assessment [PDF 0.29mb, 50 pages]
Contact details
Tel: 020 3334 3114
