Nuffield FJO aims to improve the use of data and research evidence in the family justice system in England and Wales. Established by The Nuffield Foundation.
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
This event will be of particular interest to all those working in and around the family courts, including social workers, solicitors, barristers, judges and magistrates.
Register to attend here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/events/famil...
CHART OF THE MONTH
This month’s chart of the month shows that there has been a 7% increase in private law cases in comparison to 2024, which is the biggest annual increase in cases since 2015.
Read more now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker
CHART OF THE MONTH
Read more from this data, and previous charts of the month, on the Data Tracker, on our website: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker
Read the updated toolkit, which aims to support family judges in writing to the children involved in the cases before them.
We supported the toolkit's development, sharing findings from research on children’s experiences of family court proceedings.
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NEW BRIEFING PAPER
Read our new briefing paper by our Associate Director Dr Ellie Ott: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/dev...
WEBINAR - WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE 2026 - 4:30PM - 6PM
This event marks the launch of our new five-year strategy and comes at a time when the government is also preparing a strategy for the family justice system.
Register to attend here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/events/famil...
“As Lisa Harker of Nuffield Family Justice Observatory points out, good decisions are better than speedy ones.”
Read this opinion piece from The Guardian, which looks at improved transparency in the family courts against the continued challenges of funding cuts: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In case you missed it, our director, Lisa Harker, gave the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture this year on the subject of AI in the family justice system.
Watch the full lecture on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/news/bridget...
Our new data story considers some of the demographic trends in England and Wales for those young people who may be the parents of tomorrow, and the potential implications of these trends.
Explore more from the data here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/news/tomorro...
In case you missed it, our webinar ‘Family Justice 2030: What a child needs’, which was attended by almost 600 professionals from across the family justice system, is available to watch in full online now.
WATCH NOW: youtu.be/vRhZIEC9oFk
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In 2026 the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture was given by Lisa Harker, Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. The lecture, entitled ‘Improving children’s lives: Holding on to what matter...
