The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, we are told, provide family mediation services for their residents free. There are of course nationally available mediation services, chargeable but with the government funded voucher worth £500 available towards the cost.
The issue taken to Tower Hamlets by an FNF member, which triggered the service, was a unilateral decision to change the children’s school without the consent of the ‘other parent’. Support is available, we are told, to one parent even if the other is uncooperative.
This seems excellent. Do other local authorities do the same? If so, could we hear about it? Can our branches and members take it up with their local council to widen the scheme?
Details of the LBTH are in this link [LINK]
If you want to know more about that scheme, contact Chris Myers 0778893793
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