... the time has come for accredited media representatives to be able ... to report publicly on what they see and hear... subject to very clear rules to maintain the anonymity of children and families ...
Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division
Carlisle Liaison for the Transparency Implementation Group
A Message from Jack McCabe
Hello all, I hope you are well.
I have been appointed as the Carlisle Liaison for the Transparency Implementation Group’s reporting pilot. This is a scheme being led by the President of the Family Division and Mrs Justice Lieven. The scheme will permit press and legal bloggers to attend Court and report on what they have seen and heard subject to strict conditions of anonymity.
If you have not been able to attend previous training, there is a recording on the Transparency Implementation Group Website and a link is at the bottom of this letter. The website also includes lots of other information about the Transparency Implementation Group. If have attended or watch the training, I would appreciate any feedback.
The guidance for the pilot from the President can also be found below.
The pilot will be launched on 30 January 2023. This will start with public law and will be expanded to include private law after 6-8 weeks. There will be a launch event on 26 January 2023. There will be regular review meetings to review how the pilot is progressing.
Training will be put on for Court staff in early January 2023.
There will be an official Report Pilot email address set up to which I will have access and you can direct enquiries. As well as this, you of course can contact me directly. The email address is pilots@thetig.org.uk
For litigants there will be posters and a guide to the pilot itself, an example of which can also be found below.
As the liaison for Carlilse, it is my role to network with local practitioners and be the first port of contact in terms of support. Please contact me with any questions or comments you may have. It is likely that I will convene a meeting of local lawyers and professionals prior to the launch. If anyone has any suggestions of events / conferences which would benefit from a presentation on the pilot, please do let me know and I can raise it through the relevant channels. Likewise, any feedback or suggestions as the pilot progresses are welcome and will form an important part of the feedback and evaluation process.
The Transparency Implementation Group
Further Information
The webpage for the Transparency Implementation Group can also be accessed below.
The Transparency Project
About the Transparency Project
We are a registered charity. We explain and discuss family law and family courts in England & Wales, and signpost to useful resources to help people understand the system and the law better. We work towards improving the quality, range and accessibility of information available to the public both in the press and elsewhere. We do not take on individual cases or provide legal services.