What are the system-wide costs and benefits of the family justice system, for example contribution to wider outcomes for families or impact on demand for cross-government services?
Background
The objective for MoJ is to improve the way people are supported to resolve their legal matters in a fair and efficient way, that leads to positive and sustained outcomes. This includes delivering a modern and efficient courts and tribunal service that harnesses the potential of digital innovation. We want to enhance our understanding of complex journeys through the justice system, including the interaction between civil, family and criminal justice systems.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Exploration of the technical requirements to enable multiple legal-service-delivery-models in family law
The way people access family-law services has changed for good; * The removal of legal aid for many cases has led to an increase in Litigants-in-Person (81% of family court cases now involve at least one person who repr...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: TRANSPARENTLY LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on enabling multiple legal-service-delivery-models in family law, which is not directly related to the system-wide costs and benefits of the family justice system.
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Virtual Justice - Enhancing accessibility, participation and procedural justice in family courts and tribunals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Perceptions of accessibility and fairness are central to civil order and the legitimacy of the legal system and state. COVID-19 and social distancing rules have forced radical changes upon the justice system with many tr...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on enhancing accessibility and procedural justice in family courts during COVID-19, but does not directly address system-wide costs and benefits.
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Investigating the impact of family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs) on parental offending: a data linkage study
Context Care proceedings, which are triggered when there is risk or actual harm to the child, have increased significantly in recent years. These proceedings typically involve parental substance misuse, domestic abuse, ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Lancaster University
Why might this be relevant?
Fully relevant as it investigates the impact of family drug and alcohol courts on parental offending, which is a key aspect of the family justice system's costs and benefits.