This is despite the fact that mediation brings "potential benefits forthose involved in family breakdown in terms of outcomes that are lessacrimonious, quicker and longer lasting than might otherwise have beenachieved," the report said.
The Legal Aid and Mediation for People Involved in Family Breakdownsurvey also found that a third of people involved in family law casesfunded by legal aid are not told by their legal adviser that mediationis an option, despite solicitors and legal advisers having a duty to doso.
The report called for the Legal Services Commission to: promotemediation in locations such as libraries; review solicitors'arrangements for providing mediation services; and impose sanctions onmediators undertaking legal aid work who perform poorly.
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