Although new regulations will allow journalists holding a press card to attend family court proceedings, they will be unable to view any documents or report details of individual cases and judges will retain the discretion to hold proceedings in private.
These regulations are unlikely to increase the public reporting or understanding of family court hearings, despite this being acknowledged as a serious problem by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
Families Need Fathers calls for a firm commitment in the Queen's Speech to legislate for full transparency in the family courts.
- Jon Davies, chief executive, Families Need Fathers
The right age to start school
Following Sir Jim Rose's review, the National Day Nurseries Association welcomes how parents should now have real choice about whether their child goes to school at four or not. Many children are simply not ready for a school environment and it is important that parents have the option to allow their children to continue in a nursery if they feel that is more appropriate.
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