The next quinquennial Armed Forces Bill is due in 2021. In 2017 the Ministry of Defence commissioned a review of the service justice system in preparation for the Bill. This paper explains what the Service Justice System is, the main outcomes of the review and the Government’s response.
Documents to download
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Domestic abuse victims in family law courts (166 KB, PDF)
A January 2016 Women’s Aid report highlighted the cases of nineteen children killed by perpetrators of domestic abuse. The killings were made possible through unsafe child contact arrangements, formal and informal. Over half of the child contact arrangements were ordered through the courts. The report recommended that:
- further avoidable child deaths must be prevented by putting children first in the family courts
- there is an urgent need for independent, national oversight into implementation of Practice Direction 12J – Child Arrangements and Contact Order: Domestic Violence and Harm
Women’s Aid has launched a Child First campaign “calling on the Government, all family courts professionals, and involved agencies to make the family court process safer for women and children survivors of domestic abuse”.
Documents to download
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Domestic abuse victims in family law courts (166 KB, PDF)
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