Fact checks including family courts, fostering, adoption and children’s medical treatment
The government did announce a real terms reduction of 40% to the Ministry of Justice but ultimately reduced funding by 25% between 2010/11 and 2019/20. Read
You’re legally a child until the age of 18, but the minimum legal age is 16 for some things. Read
The term 'pregnant woman' is not being banned by the government. It’s not even being discouraged. Read
Media reports suggested a white Christian girl was taken from her family and made to live with a family who didn't speak English. How do we find out if this is accurate? Read
A High Court judge will decide whether Charlie Gard, a baby being kept alive on artificial ventilation, will continue to be kept alive or have his life support switched off. Why is it up to a judge? Read
The venue for legal disputes over marriage and children in England and Wales. Read
Why would a judge's finding that someone killed their child be kept secret from the jury trying his case? Read
Several outlets report that the most senior family court judge in England and Wales says that public money is being "squandered" on lawyers. Did he? Read
Senior judges say that England and Wales is unusual in permitting non-consensual, or "forced", adoption. Academic research tells a subtly different story. Read
A widely reported story about a judge refusing to allow a child to live with her grandparents, because they were too old, is proved wrong by the judgment. Read
