Today we are sharing our new briefing paper that sets out some challenges and opportunities for improving data in the family justice system.
It is a response to the publication of the independent family justice data mapping exercise, commissioned by the President of the Family Division, which highlighted key issues about data availability.
We have seen how getting data can highlight learning about practice and act as an impetus to drive improvement, for example, though our work on monitoring the number of children on deprivation of liberty orders through the National Deprivation of Liberty court.
The paper concludes with four recommendations for the family justice system:
- The Ministry of Justice oversees a data improvement plan or data strategy
- Fostering a culture of transparency in the family justice system
- Strengthening data governance
- Public engagement about data collection, linking and sharing
We need resourced actions that lead to better family justice data so we can understand and improve the experiences and outcomes of the children and adults involved in family proceedings.
If you would like to discuss this paper, or share examples of where better data helped improve families’ outcomes or experiences, please get in touch.
Read the full briefing paper
By Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
Date: 28 Oct 2024 |
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