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Reserve The Date; Saturday 4th November. Not yet final, but highly probable. Our annual conference and annual general meeting. Somewhere in Manchester, to counter the perception that we are too London based.  

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George Eustice, described as a Senior Conservative MP' and former minister for the Environment has deplored the lack of support for 'stay at home mothers'. LINK. 

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In the Parliamentary debate on Family Court Reform and CAFCASS on 22 March, LINK , MP for Coventry Northwest Taiwo Owatemi has called for an inquiry into the use of alienation claims in family disputes. 

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The voucher scheme, set up last year, is run by Family Mediation Council on behalf of the MoJ and provides a £500 voucher to put towards the cost of mediation for families in England and Wales. The success of the scheme has encouraged the government to increase the funding to April this year.

Now new proposals in the White Paper regarding mediation have extended the scheme to 2025. LINK. FNF is concerned that despite this welcome move, how easy it will be to sidestep the mediation process by making false allegations of domestic abuse and feel confident there will be no consequence other than free legal aid. 

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On September 25th Alex and lots of other motorbike riders will be involved in the annual beach race. Alex writes on his Just Giving page. 

 “So as some of you will know already, I have entered Weston Super-Mare Beach Race this year. It’s a world famous, 3-hour race, round a 6 mile course, on the beach, with a mixture of big hills to climb, corners and jumps, with a 2km straight! It is amazing and I am so excited to take part!! 

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