Upcoming events
Family Justice Council 18th Annual Debate
Does the term ‘permanence’ help or hinder outcomes for children?
— Wednesday 3 December 2025, London and via Teams
The Family Justice Council is holding its 18th Annual Debate and panel discussion on Wednesday 3 December 2025, from 5pm to 7pm. The event will take place at a venue in central London in-person and will be live-streamed via MS Teams.
The motion for this year’s debate is:
“Does the term ‘permanence’ help or hinder outcomes for children?”
The event will be chaired by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division and Chair of the Family Justice Council. The panel speakers will be announced shortly.
We aim to achieve attendance of a cross-section of the key professions working in the family justice system and welcome those who represent the interests of service users.
To register to attend the event, please complete the registration form. You will be asked to indicate whether you wish to attend in-person or online via MS Teams.
Registration for the event will close on Friday 21 November 2025 for in-person attendees, and Friday 28 November 2025 for online attendees.
As places at the venue are limited, we will inform those who have requested to attend in-person whether they have been successful by Wednesday 26 November 2025. An MS Teams link will be sent to those wishing to attend online in due course.