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.
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.
Today, 22 April 2015,
is the first anniversary of Children and Families Act legislation that made it
compulsory for separating couples seeking a court order to first attend a
Mediation...
An evaluation is promised in the spring, but whispers so far seem to suggest a taxpayer-funded Cafcass pilot scheme might not prove a towering value-for-money success.
Last November Ministerial...
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There was an
awkward moment for Courts and Legal Aid Minister Shailesh Vara when he
appeared before the Commons Justice Select Committee earlier this month and took
questions about the impact of...
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Family Law has previously reported a rise in the number of people coming through the doors of National Family Mediation’s services. Now some fascinating new figures illustrate how much the route...
Last week’s new MOJ / LAA
legal aid and mediation data heralded repeated ‘bring back legal aid’ choruses
from some quarters. In fact, calls for a rethink came from a highly unlikely
source, when...
Who says August is a quiet month? It’s not traditionally
noted for major Government statements, but this month saw one of the most
significant announcements affecting family law and mediation for...
When the Government’s Family Mediation Task Force report was
published early in July, a chorus of disapproval was heard from the solicitor
sector. This was slightly surprising, given the...