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New rules for IDVAs & ISVAs

Posted: 24 April

Practice Guidance has been issued in relation to new rules on the attendance of Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) at Hearings in the Family Court, which came into force on 6 April 2023....

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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 – What’s new?

Posted: 17 September

What is this? The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022 and came in to force on 28th April 2022. The main objective surrounding the proposal of this Act was to impose further restrictions on actions such as,...

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Family Mediation

What is Mediation? Family mediation is a method of alternative dispute resolution. It works...

- 23 November 2023

Voluntary Interviews

In the last decade, the number of arrests made by the Police have halved....

- 23 November 2023

Overcrowding in Prisons across England and Wales

In October 2023, the Justice secretary announced a greater population within the prison system...

- 16 November 2023