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The right to be seen as well as heard Contemplating the direct involvement of children young people in family proceedin

Introduction. The context ? FJC PaperThe legal frameworkCurrent practiceProposals for practice. What's behind all of this?. Discourses and constructions of childhoodQuestions about the system and practitionersThe participation agenda ? children's rights and children's agency. Research, commen

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The right to be seen as well as heard Contemplating the direct involvement of children young people in family proceedin

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    1. Ann Potter Senior Lecturer Manchester Metropolitan University The right to be seen as well as heard? Contemplating the direct involvement of children & young people in family proceedings

    2. Introduction The context – FJC Paper The legal framework Current practice Proposals for practice

    3. What’s behind all of this? Discourses and constructions of childhood Questions about the system and practitioners The participation agenda – children’s rights and children’s agency

    4. Research, commentary & case law Children as witnesses Judges interviewing children The role of the FCA Perspectives on participation Children’s perceptions of participation and decision making

    5. Challenges and assumptions “Wishes and feelings” – an objective truth? Interpretive filters Children’s rights and the welfare principle: myths around agency and decision making? Practical challenges: courtrooms and judges’ chambers as “children's spaces”

    6. “Effective Practice” & the participation agenda Clarity of purpose Creativity Conscious awareness of the influences of ideology & dominant discourses Participatory research

    7. References & Further Reading Ang, F., Berghmans, E., Cattrijsse, L., Delens-Ravier, I., Delplace, M., Staelens, V., Vandewiele, T., Vandresse, C. & Verheyde, M.; 2006; Participation Rights of Children; Antwerpen-Oxford: Intersentia Archard, D.; 2003; Children, Family & the State; Ashgate Publishing Ltd Crichton, N; 2006; Newsline: Children’s Involvement in Court; in Family Law Vol 36: 170 (2) Crichton, N; 2006; Listening to Children; in Family Law Vol 36: 849 Davis, L.; 2007; In Practice: Children in Court; in Family Law Vol 37: 65 Family Justice Council (Voice of the Child Sub-Group); March 2008; Enhancing the Participation of Children and Young People in Family Proceedings: Starting the Debate; www.family-justice-council.org.uk Hale, B.; The Voice of the Child; International Family Law Journal [2007] IFL 171 Invernizzi, A & Williams, J; 2008; Children & Citizenship; Sage Lowe, N.; 2001; Children’s Participation in the Family Justice System – Translating Principles into Practice; in Child and Family Law Quarterly Vol 13: 137

    8. References & Further Reading (cont.) Macdonald, A.; The Voice of the Child: Still a Faint Cry?; Family Law [2008] 648 Marshall, K.; 1997; Children’s Rights in the Balance: The Participation-Protection Debate; Edinburgh: The Stationery office Parkinson, P., Cashmore, J. & Single, J.; Parents’ and Children’s Views on Talking to Judges in Parenting Disputes in Australia; International Journal of Law, Policy & the Family [2007] 21 (84) Parkinson, P. & Cashmore, J.; Judicial Conversations with Children in Parenting Disputes: The Views of Australian Judges; International Journal of Law, Policy & the Family [2007] 21 (160) Raitt, F.; 2004; Judicial Discretion and methods of Ascertaining the Views of a Child; in Child and Family Law Quarterly Vol 16: 151 Raitt, F.; 2007; Hearing children in family Law proceedings: can judges make a difference?; in Child and Family Law Quarterly Vol 19: 204 Raitt, F.; 2007; ‘Robust and Raring to Go?’ - Judges’ Perceptions of Child Witnesses; in Journal of Law & Society Vol 34:4 pp465-488

    9. References & Further Reading (cont.) Roche, J.; 2002; The Children Act 1989 and children’s rights: A critical reassessment; in Franklin, B (Ed); The New Handbook of Children’s Rights: Comparative Policy and Practice; Routlegde Speech of Judge Peter Boshier; “The Inaugural International Family Justice Lecture”; London 3rd June 2008; www.justice.govt.nz/family/publications/speeches Speech of Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division; “The Voice of the Child: Children’s “Rights” in Family Proceedings”; Israel 4th May 2008; www.judiciary.gov.uk/docs/speeches Timms, J. & Thoburn, J.; 2003; Your shout! A survey of the views of 706 Children & Young People in Public Care; London: NSPCC Timms, J., Bailey, S. and Thoburn, J.; 2007; Your shout too! A survey of the views of children and young people involved in court proceedings when their parents divorce or separate; London: NSPCC

    10. Selected Case Law B v B (Minors) (Interviews and Listing Arrangements) [1994] 2 FLR 489 Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1986] AC 112 LM (By her Guardian) v Medway Council, RM & YM [2007] EWCA Civ 9, [2007] 1 FLR 1698 Mabon v Mabon [2005] EWCA Civ 634 Re M ( A Child) (Care Proceedings: Witness Summons) [2007] EWCA Civ 9 Re O & ANOR (Children: Care Proceedings Evidence) [2003] EWHC 2011 (Fam) Re P (A Minor) (Witness Summons) [1997] 2 FLR 447 Re R (A Minor) (Residence: Religion) [1993] 2 FLR 163, CA R v B County Council & , ex parte P [1991] 2 All ER 65

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