Family Justice Review: Statement from the Lord Chief Justice

Following the publication today of the Government's response to the the Family Justice Review, the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge said: "The judiciary will continue to play its part in modernising the system of family justice."

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Notes to Editors

1. The Government’s response to the Family Justice Review is published on the Ministry of Justice website

2. The review panel, independently chaired by David Norgrove, was set up in January 2010 by the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education and the Welsh Government to look at all aspects of the family justice system.

• The panel's final report published in November 2011