The move follows a consultation launched last year on improvingtransparency in family court proceedings. A key proposal was to open upproceedings to the media, but justice secretary Lord Charles Falconerlast week announced the media should only be admitted on a "case-by-casebasis". Instead there will be a greater focus on access to informationfor those involved in proceedings.
The Government also proposes making an anonymous transcript ofproceedings available where there is a public interest, and wants todevelop an "online information hub", providing information about thefamily court system aimed at those likely to be involved inproceedings.
These latest proposals are being put out to consultation with an Octoberdeadline. Plans are also in the pipeline for a pilot scheme to assessthe impact of the new measures on all those involved in proceedings,including professionals, parents and children.
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