CYP Now - Major expansion of family court reporting pilot announced

Media reporting of family proceedings is to be extended to a further 16 courts in England as part of an expansion of a pilot scheme aiming to increase transparency of the family justice system.

Sir Andrew McFarlane: 'Expansion of the pilot is a huge step in increasing transparency of the judiciary.'

From 29 January, the Transparency Implementation Group Reporting Pilot (TIG), which for the first time made it the default position that the media could report on family cases, will be extended to courts across six regions.

Under the pilot there is a presumption that accredited media and legal bloggers can report on what they see and hear during family court cases, subject to strict rules of anonymity.

The pilot started at the family courts in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle at the end of January 2023. The judiciary say the expansion will help understand the impact of reporting on the courts system and judges themselves, on those involved in family proceedings, and on the media.

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