Categories
Family Law

What is the Family Justice Board ?

Family Justice Board

The Family Justice Board in England and Wales plays a crucial role in shaping the family justice system and ensuring positive outcomes for children. Here are the key points:

  1. Purpose and Role:
    • The Family Justice Board aims to improve the performance of the family justice system.
    • It ensures the best possible outcomes for children who interact with the system.
    • The Board takes a cross-system approach and is jointly chaired by Ministers from the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education.
  2. Membership:
  3. Sub-Groups:
    • The Board has sub-groups:
      • Family Justice Council: Provides independent expert advice.
      • FJYPB: Represents young people’s perspectives.
      • Performance Improvement Sub-Group: Analyzes performance data and recommends improvements.
  4. Open Letters:
  5. Monitoring and Direction:

For more details, you can refer to the official GOV.UK page.

Relationship with the Family Justice Council

The Family Justice Council operates independently of the Family Justice Board. As a critical friend to the Family Justice Board it provide it with expert advice, from an inter-disciplinary perspective, on the operation and reform of the family justice system in England and Wales.

Members

The Family Justice Board in England and Wales comprises senior stakeholders from across the family justice system. Here are some of the current members as of 28th June 2024:

  1. Lord Bellamy KC (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice) – Co-Chair
  2. David Johnston MP (Minister for Children and Families) – Co-Chair
  3. Nigel Brown (Chief Executive, Cafcass Cymru)
  4. Nick Goodwin (Chief Executive, HMCTS)
  5. Albert Heaney (Director, Social Services, Welsh Government)
  6. Sally Jenkins (Head of Children’s Services, Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru)
  7. Sophie Langdale and Fram Oram (Director, Children’s Social Care – Practice and Workforce, DfE)
  8. Ed Lidington (Director, Court Recovery, Criminal and Family Justice, MOJ)
  9. Helen Lincoln (Executive Director for Children, Families & Education, Essex County Council)
  10. Yvette Stanley (National Director, Social Care, Ofsted)
  11. Jacky Tiotto (Chief Executive, Cafcass)
  12. Isabelle Trowler (Chief Social Worker for Children and Families)
  13. Sir Andrew McFarlane (President of the Family Division) – Observer
  14. A representative from the Family Justice Young People’s Board also participates.

Please note that this list includes key members, and there may be additional stakeholders involved.

Local Family Justice Boards (LFJB)

There are several Local Family Justice Boards (LFJB) including the Sussex Family Justice Board which is the largest. A highly dubious family justice cartel that operates in Sussex.

Local Family Justice Boards (LFJB) were established to support the work of the Family Justice Board by bringing together the key local agencies, including decision makers and front-line staff, to achieve significant improvement in the performance of the family justice system in their local areas.

To contact an LFJB or for more information, please email LFJB Enquiries.

Family Justice Board

Minutes of the Family Justice Board

We recommend you should always seek formal legal advice if required, from a qualified and reputable lawyer (solicitor or barrister).

We have a number of links to Free Legal Resources and Legal Organisations on our Free Legal Advice , Legal Aid and Pro Bono pages.

Read the reviews of Junior Sussex Barrister Gavin Howe and Legal 500 Junior Barrister Eleanor Battie

“He is awful, underhanded and should not be practising law!”

“She is a one-woman legal A Team”

Latest Articles

All articles can be found in the Sitemap or Legal Blog pages.

What is the Family Justice Board ? was last updated on the 6th October 2024

By Dom Watts

Dom Watts founded the Ministry of Injustice in July 2021. Dom is an IT Professional with 30+ years experience in Tier 1 Banking, Government, Defence, Healthcare and Global Blue Chips. Dom has no legal training and is not a lawyer but has previously consulted for a Magic Circle Law Firm. You can find Dom on X or Google.

Dom Watts publishes the Ministry of Injustice as a citizen journalist. The journalism exemption is detailed in the Data protection and journalism code of practice published by the ICO and Section 124 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Section 2 of the Defamation Act 2013 sets out the defence of truth. Section 3 of the Defamation Act 2013 sets out the defence of honest opinion. Section 8 of the Defamation Act 2013 sets out the single publication rule.

Section 4a of The Limitation Act 1980 defines the time limit for actions for defamation or malicious falsehood as one year from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 gives the right to freedom of expression.

In 2002 Dom Watts was an unlikely consumer champion. The dad of three from Croydon took on the power and might of Kodak – and won………

Dom on BBC Working Lunch

Equal Justice Under Law
Access To Justice Is A Right Not A Privilege
Rule of Law - Open Justice - Policing By Consent