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Family justice 2030: What children are saying 

Professionals who work in and around the family court make life-changing decisions about children’s lives, but the system is not often described as serving children and families well.


We brought some young people with experience of the system together to help us with the development of our strategy. What they shared with us was so powerful that we wanted to share it here. 

It is striking that the young people we spoke to did not feel that they had been truly heard by a system that is supposed to be focused on their needs. 

A child reaches up holding a toy car

About the Observatory

We are an independent body, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

Nuffield Family Justice Observatory exists to find and fill the gaps in our understanding of the family justice system, highlight the areas where change will have the biggest impact, and foster collaboration to make that change happen.

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