Family Justice Modernisation Strategy
Sets out our work to improve the family justice system in Scotland.
Footnotes
1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/
2 https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf
3 https://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/committees/family-law-committee
4 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx
6 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/review-of-children-scotland-act-1995
7 https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/our-work/past-work/children-scotland-act-1995/
10 https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
11 https://www.cypcs.org.uk/policy/past-work/power-uppower-down/
12 Jappens M. Van Bavel J. 2015 Parental divorce, residence arrangements, and contact between grandchildren and grandparents Journal of Marriage and Family volume 78 issue 2 p451-467.
13 https://www.gov.scot/publications/parenting-plan-charter-grandchildren/
14 https://www.mygov.scot/parentingplan/
15 https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-protective-orders-people-risk-domestic-abuse/
16 Statistics from SCTS suggest that in 2018/19 there were 3,554 family cases raised which involved children. During the same period there were 239 cases that proceeded to proof.
17 See clause 75 https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2017-19/domesticabuse.html
18 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/5/contents
19 http://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/committees/family-law-committee/23-october-2017-papers
21 Mackay K. 2013. The treatment of the views of children in private law child contact disputes where there is a history of domestic abuse. https://www.cypcs.org.uk/ufiles/views-of-children-and-domestic-abuse.pdf
22 https://womensaid.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Change-Justice-Fairness.pdf
23 https://consult.gov.scot/justice/people-at-risk-of-domestic-abuse/
25 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/8/contents
26 https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-scottish-schools-parental-involvement-act-2006/
27 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/contents
28 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/581/contents/made
30 https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/0_18_years_english_0418pdf_48903188.pdf
32 https://www.gov.scot/publications/2019-national-improvement-framework-improvement-plan/pages/9/
37 Understanding Child Contact Cases in Scottish Sheriff Courts. K.Laing & G.Wilson Newcastle University 2010: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2010/12/08145916/0.
38 https://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/files/5912/8015/2668/Report%20on%20family%20law%20Report%20135.pdf
39 https://www2.ohchr.org/English/bodies/crc/docs/GC/CRC_C_GC_14_ENG.pdf
40 See for example Understanding Child Contact Cases in Scottish Sheriff Courts. K.Laing & G.Wilson Newcastle University 2010. Available at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/334161/0109246.pdf
41 https://www.mygov.scot/parentingplan/
42 https://kb.ros.gov.uk/other-registration-types/register-of-deeds
44 https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/rules-and-practice/rules-of-court/court-of-session/chap49.pdf?sfvrsn=24 (see rule 49.23)
46 https://www.parliament.scot/S5MembersBills/Mediation_consultation_document.pdf
47 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/6/contents
48 FJM v CGM [2015] CSOH 130 (https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=5ea1eea6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7)
49 Mackay K. 2013. The treatment of the views of children in private law child contact disputes where there is a history of domestic abuse: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/ufiles/views-of-children-and-domestic-abuse.pdf.
50 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/recording-change-of-forename-and-surname-in-scotland
51 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/54/contents/made
52 https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
53 Wojciak, A.S., McWey, L.M. & Waid, J. 2018. Sibling relationships of youth in foster care: A predictor of resilience. Children and Youth Services Review, 84, pp.247-254. Kosonen, M. 1996. Maintaining Sibling Relationships – Neglected Dimension in Child Care Practice. British Journal of Social Work, 26, pp.809-22. Albert, V. & King, W. 2008. Survival analyses of the dynamics of sibling experiences in foster care. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 89(4), pp.533-541.
54 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/210/contents/made
55 https://www.standupforsiblings.co.uk/home/resources/ Jones, C. & Henderson, G. 2017. Supporting Sibling Relationships of Children in Permanent Fostering and Adoptive Families: Research Briefing. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde.
56 https://www.standupforsiblings.co.uk/about/our-members/
57 https://www.carereview.scot/
58 http://www.scra.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-Digital-Strategy-2016.pdf
59 https://www.chip-partnership.co.uk/our-hearings-our-voice/
60 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/re-registration-of-birth-or-stillbirth
61 https://www.gov.scot/publications/civil-justice-statistics-scotland-2017-18/pages/3/
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