Introduction: MSUK Group complies with the requirements of Family Mediation Association and the Civil Medication Council. MSUK Group will deal promptly and courteously with any complaint, formal or informal, made to the service. The cause of any problem of which...
OTHER INSIGHTS
The MOJ extends the mediation voucher scheme by a further 1.3 million
On Monday Lord Wolfson the Under Secretary of State for Justice and the President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane spoke at the launch of Mediation Week. Both stated their desire to make mediation the default position for most family disputes. Lord Wolfson...
Parents to face cost orders for failing to engage in Mediation
The Justice secretary Dominic Raab speaking to the justice committee of the House of Commons last week stated that over 50% of cases in the court system did not need to be heard by a judge. In November the Justice secretary outlined his plans that parents who are...
Mediation Voucher Scheme
The FMC was pleased to confirm in August that the Ministry of Justice’s family mediation voucher scheme had been extended. Launched in March 2021 with an initial fund of £1m, the fund has now been extended by a further £800,000. At the current rate, we have projected that this means vouchers will be available for the FMC to allocate up until mid-December.