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Chief Executive, NFM

Jane Robey has been Chief Executive Officer of National Family Mediation (NFM) since 2004. Before becoming CEO Jane was a practicing accredited NFM family mediator, Professional Practice Consultant and NFM service manager. She trained as a family mediator in 1996. Jane qualified as a probation officer in 1984 and for 20 years worked in probation, family court welfare, Cafcass and in child protection social work.

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Spring is often associated with new beginnings, conjuring up images of flower covered fields, frolicking lambs and sun dappled mornings. But for me, Spring is also a time for reflection, and an...

Another month, and the publishing of another detailed academic report considering the experiences of parents and their children who have been through a separation. This particular report, ‘Separating...

Earlier this month the government published the lengthy, very comprehensive, and long-awaited Independent Family Review report which contains ‘ground-breaking research’ that Dame Rachel de Souza, the...

As the government continues to deliberate over whether it has confidence in, well, itself, it’s probably safe for me to assume that those of us who work with families in crisis are somewhat nervous...

Towards the back end of April, the Justice Committee called on the Government to do more to tackle the lengthy backlog facing the court system. Considering the widely publicised staff shortages and...

Earlier this year the Government published its long awaited, highly anticipated ‘levelling up’ whitepaper. A document in which it outlined its efforts to make the country more prosperous and united,...

With the dawn of ‘no fault’ divorce almost upon us there is a sense of post-election frivolity reverberating throughout the sector, with the Government proudly patting itself on the back for...

The window of opportunity to submit evidence as part of the Government’s Dispute Resolution in England and Wales consultation has now passed, and I am sure that dozens of experts and interested...

Earlier this month industry experts gathered at the Jersey International Family Law Conference 2021 to hear from a range of key spokespeople, decision makers and opinion formers on a whole host of hot...

In March the government launched what was then widely publicised as a ‘temporary’ voucher scheme designed to improve the take-up of family mediation for separating families with children. An...

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