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PR Diary
Listed below are details of media appearances made (or forthcoming) on behalf of Families Need Fathers by our representatives, volunteers, members and staff. If you have an up-coming event, or have recently spoken to the media, please let FNF know by contacting Nick at the office on 020 7613 5060 or media@fnf.org.uk
New July 2008
You can now hear FNF Patron Dr Hamish Cameron's introductory speech at our recent Both Parents Matter event - just click the box on the right.
Date |
Event |
Present |
Further Details |
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December 3rd 2008 |
Piece on Southern Counties Radio |
Garry Tinsley, FNF Southern Region Coordinator |
Feature on local area around Tadworth - including FNF's Banstead meeting. |
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November 24th 2008 |
Article in The Voice |
Carl Kemmeni, FNF Trustee |
Article on 'Why the Obamas can strengthen black love', including quote from Carl Kemmeni. |
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November 23rd 2008 |
Nick Barnard, FNF Director of Communications |
Article looking at Guy Ritchie's focus on his children during his divorce (including FNF quote). | |
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November 4th 2008 |
Interview on BBC Radio Birmingham |
Ian Julian, FNF Trustee |
Interview on the importance of fathers, following Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Formula One Championship. |
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October 30th 2008 |
Interview on BBC Three Counties Radio |
Garry Tinsley, FNF Southern Region Coordinator |
Interview in response to Bounty research into fathers' attitude to childcare. |
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October 27th 2008 |
Becky Sibert & FNF Office |
Article on FNF hosting DePaul Trust young person for work experience in our London office. | |
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October 22nd 2008 |
Interview on Reading 107 FM |
Garry Tinsley, Southern Region Coordinator |
Interview ahead of appearance at Reading Every Child Matters Conference. |
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October 20th 2008 |
Kids In The Middle campaign |
Latest update on the joint Kids In The Middle campaign. | |
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October 16th 2008 |
Jon Davies, CEO |
Interview ahead of the Centre for Separated Families 'Putting Children First' conference. | |
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October 5th 2008 |
Interview on BBC Radio Bristol |
Mike Robinson, FNF member and author of The Custody Minefield |
Grandparents' Day interview on the experiences of grandparents after separation & divorce. |
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October 1st 2008 |
Jon Davies, CEO |
Quote in article on findings of Oxford study of family law system | |
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October 1st 2008 |
Jon Davies, CEO |
Quote in article on improved IQs in children who spend more time with their fathers. | |
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September 29th 2008 |
Jason Kennedy, FNF Manchester Chair |
Interview at the FNF Annual General Meeting | |
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September 23rd 2008 |
Interview on Kemet FM |
Jon Ruben, FNF Nottingham |
Interview on the importance of fathers. |
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September 7th 2008 |
Article in The Observer on provisions of Children & Adoption Act 2006 |
Jon Davies, FNF CEO | |
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July - September 2008 |
Kids In The Middle campaign |
Families Need Fathers, Fatherhood Institute, Relate, Gingerbread/One Parent Families |
Download round-up of Kids In The Middle media coverage here. |
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July 9th 2008 |
Joint Conservative Party Meeting |
MPs, FNF Members, Staff and Trustees |
Families Need Fathers-Conservative Party Joint Meeting, hosted by Andrew Selous MP - click here to download report. |
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June 2008 |
Article in Grandparent Times |
Ian Julian FNF Trustee |
Article on the legal implications of Holmes-Moorhouse and Richmond Council (local authority housing for parents with shared residence - download here) |
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Tuesday 17th June |
Interview on London LBC Radio |
Carl Kemmeni FNF Trustee |
Discussion on Barack Obama's comments on the role of fathers (Listen again here - requires LBC Plus subscription) |
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Sunday 15th June |
Articles in London Taxi magazines |
Steve Stephenson Branch Development Officer |
Download here |
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Sunday 15th June |
Interview on City Talk's Tricia Goddard Show |
Emlyn Jones (FNF Branch Chair) & Neil Grice (FNF Trustee) |
Discussion on the work and and history of Families Need Fathers |
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Sunday 15th June |
Interview on London LBC Radio |
Ian Julian (FNF Trustee) |
Father's Day discussion on the importance of fathers and the challenges they face in the UK |
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Sunday 15th June |
Sunday Express 'S' Magazine |
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FNF member case study for Father's Day - click to download (pdf) |
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Thursday 13th June |
Sky Web Radio (Syndicated to 60 stations) |
Andrew Casey (FNF Administrative Officer) |
Pre-Father's Day comment on the importance of both parents |
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Monday 9th June |
BBC Radio Five Live |
John Baker (FNF Trustee) |
Discussion on the Richard Bacon Show on the importance of Joint Birth Registration |
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Tuesday 20th May |
Interview with BBC Television World News |
Craig Pickering FNF Parliamentary Officer |
Discussion on the 'need for a father' prior to Commons vote on Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill |
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Tuesday 20th May |
Interviews with BBC Radio Berkshire & City Talk Radio Liverpool |
Ian Julian FNF Trustee |
Discussion on the 'need for a father' prior to Commons vote on Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill |
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Tuesday 20th May |
Interview with GCap Media, syndicated radio news service. |
Carl Kemmeni FNF Trustee |
Discussion on the 'need for a father' prior to Commons vote on Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill |
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Monday 19th May |
Interview with BBC Radio Scotland |
John Baker FNF Chair |
Discussion on the 'need for a father' prior to Commons vote on Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill |
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Monday 19th May |
Progree Educational Trust Event; 'Half-truths?: The Science, Politics and Morality of hybrid embryos' |
Reg George, FNF Member |
Parliament event on the hybrid embryos. |
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Monday 12th May |
Interview on BBC Radio Solent |
Ray Painter FNF Member |
The experience of Litigants-In-Person |
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Thursday 1st May |
Interview with LBC Radio |
Calum Chace, FNF Member |
Discussion on L J Wards comments on 'vengful mothers article' |
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Wednesday 30th May |
Interview with City Talk Radio |
Garry Tinsley, Southern Region Coordinator |
Discussion on the role of the father |
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Tuesday 29th April |
Interview with BBC Radio Nottingham |
John Ruben, FNF Member |
Discussion on the role of the father, following a statement from the NSPCC. |
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Wednesday 16th April |
Interview with BBC Radio Leicester |
Colin Cheesman, FNF Member |
Discussion on fathers being present at their children's birth. |
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Thursday 10th April |
Interview with Southern Counties Radio |
Mike Robinson, FNF Member |
Discussion on grandparents' rights and the campaign. |
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Tuesday 1st April |
Interview with BBC South East Today |
Craig Pickering, Parliamentary Officer
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Discussion on the failings of the CSA.
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Friday 17th March |
Interview with BBC Radio Cumbria |
Mike Robinson, |
Discussion on grandparents' rights. |
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Friday 14th March |
Interview with Independent Radio News (syndicated news for 300 stations across the country) |
John Baker, |
Discussing Conservative Party proposals to increase fathers' opportunity to take paternity leave. |
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Thursday 13th March |
Interview with BBC Radio Cumbria |
Mike Robinson, |
Discussing FNF Press Release on members' experiences with doctors, dentists and schools |
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Thursday 13th March |
Interview with Talk 107 Edinburgh |
Ian Julian, |
Discussing the role of fathers after Liverpool footballer Xabi Alonso missed a Champion's League match to be at the birth of his first child. |
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Tuesday 4th March |
Interview with Radio Merseyside |
Emlyn Jones, |
Discussion around fathers' contact with their children |
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Wednesday 13th February |
Interview with City Talk 105.9 FM (Liverpool radio) |
Emlyn Jones, |
Discussion around topic of Domestic Violence |
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Thursday 7th February |
Interview with Sun FM, Radio Sunderland |
Peter Pojuner, |
Discussion around deficiencies within the Family Justice System |
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Wednesday 6th February |
Meeting with the Child Poverty Unit (DCSF/DWP) |
John Baker, |
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Thursday 31st January |
Resolution training day: The New Law on Domestic Violence and the Impact of Domestic Abuse on Contact |
Alex Borchardt, |
Impact of changes to the law on Domestic Violence through the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 and the Domestic Violence, Crime, and Victims Act 2004 |
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Wednesday 30th January |
Meeting with Lynn Chesterman, Grandparents' Association |
Jon Davies, Alex Borchardt, |
Discussion re: joint-working |
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Wednesday 30th January |
Meeting with Rt Hon Jack Straw and Rt Hon David Blunkett |
John Baker, |
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Tuesday 29th January |
Family Law Review Hearing, the Centre for Social Justice |
John Baker, Georgina Brereton, |
FNF's opinion on causes and effects of, and solutions to, any legal deficiencies which may be evident, particularly regarding areas of financial provision post-separation and co-parenting support. |
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Monday 28th January |
Family Justice Council open meeting |
Charles Kenyon, |
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Wednesday 23rd January |
Interview with BBC Radio Essex |
Craig Pickering, |
Discussion around child maintenance issues. |
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Tuesday 22nd January |
CARE seminar at Portcullis House: presentations by Professor Patrick Parkinson, Dr Samantha Callan, Karen Woodall |
Georgina Brereton, Nick Barnard, |
"Both sides of the coin. An integrated policy framework - preventing family breakdown and coping with post-separation." |
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Tuesday 22nd January |
Home Affairs Committee Domestic Violence Inquiry Oral Evidence Session |
Georgina Brereton, |
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Tuesday 22nd January |
Interview with Press TV, religious and cultural dialogue programme |
Ian Julian, |
"How can faith and tradition affect parenting in the modern world?" Discussion. |
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Monday 21st January |
DCSF meeting; Sure Start & Children's Centres |
Jon Davies, |
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Friday 18th January |
C-MEC Stakeholder meeting |
Jon Davies, |
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Friday 18th January |
Meeting with Films of Record |
Nick Barnard, |
Discussion about BBC 2 Documentary 'Dads and Divorce', 2009 |
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Thursday 17th January |
NCVCCO AGM |
Jon Davies, |
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Monday 14th January |
CAFCASS conference |
Jon Davies, John Baker, |
CAFCASS Service User Self Assessment Event |
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Monday 14th January |
Progress Educational Trust debate |
Nick Barnard, |
"Dad not included, should the need for a father be enshrined in law?" |
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Friday 11th January |
IPPR seminar (Institute of Public Policy Research) |
Georgina Brereton, Craig Pickering, |
"An All-of-Government Approach to Post-Separation Families: The Australian Experience of Reforming Child Support" with Professor Patrick Parkinson, University of Sydney
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Thursday 10th January 2008 |
Interview with Psychologies magazine |
Carl Kemmeni, |
Magazine debate; "Do children need a father?" |
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Monday 7th January |
Local radio interview |
Simon Whipple, |
Interview concerning non-resident parents' involvement in their children's education. |
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Monday 17th December |
Meeting with new Chair of C-MEC |
Jon Davies, John Baker, |
Stakeholder meeting. |
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Friday 14th December |
Meeting with Alan Critchley, Assistant Director CAFCASS |
Jon Davies, |
Discussion of relations with CAFCASS and joint projects underway in South England. |
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Friday 14th December |
Meeting with Lord Skelmersdale, Conservative Party spokesperson for C-MEC Bill |
Jon Davies, |
Disussion of C-MEC Bill ahead of 2nd Reading in the House of Lords. |
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Tuesday 11th December |
Meeting with Graeme Cooke, IPPR - Institute of Public Policy Research |
Georgina Brereton, |
Discussion around IPPR's work in area of family policy. |
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Tuesday 11th December |
Inspection of CAFCASS meeting |
Fairless Masterman, Calum MacCleod, |
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Thursday 6th December |
Meeting with DWP |
Jon Davies, |
C-MEC Stakeholder meeting. |
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Tuesday 4th December |
Meeting with Kate Bennett CEO of Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting to discuss cooperation in tackling gender bias in Welsh system. |
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Tuesday 4th December |
Meeting with Head of Programmes BBC Cymru |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting to discuss ideas for potential documentary around FNF issues. |
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Tuesday 4th December |
BBC Radio Newcastle |
Paul Knight, |
Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family. |
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Monday 3rd December |
CFRB Toronto Radio |
Jon Ruben, |
Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family. |
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Monday 3rd December |
BBC News 24 |
Carl Kemmeni, |
Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family. |
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Monday 3rd December |
Radio Buckinghamshire Mix 96 |
Jon Carter, |
Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family. |
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Monday 3rd December |
BBC Radio Wales |
Matthew Mudge, |
Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family. |
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Monday 3rd December |
Article in The Telegraph |
Jon Davies, |
Quoted in a article by Stephen Adams "Boys 'look up to footballers, not fathers.' Read the article online |
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Monday 3rd December |
First magazine |
Jon Davies |
Article on whether lesbians should be allowed to create a fatherless family |
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Monday 3rd December |
London Family Justice Council |
Steve Stephenson, |
Presentation of paper on ‘Absence of Third Party Risk Assessment (C1 Applications)’ – resident parent’s new partner ignored for risk assessment |
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Thursday 29th November |
ITV London debate |
Carl Kemmeni, |
Open debate around recent case of a father's rights in relation to the Court of Appeal ruling enabling a woman to put her child up for adoption without informing the father of the child's existence. |
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Thursday 29th November |
Meeting with Alan Critchley, Regional Director CAFCASS |
Charles Kenyon, |
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Wednesday 28th November |
The Sun Newspaper |
Jon Davies, |
Jon Davies, CEO, got a mention in David Blunkett MP's column in The Sun. |
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Tuesday 27th November |
The Byron Review |
Jon Davies, |
Chance for FNF to give its view on TV, Videos, DVDs and computer games. FNF made 3 points: 1. That new technology can offer useful additional means of communications between children and parents, e.g. texts, facebook, websites etc. 2. That the images of fathers and fatherhood are very few and far between and that men are often seen, in computer games for example, in quite violent roles. 3. That sharing time on the internet or computer games is a part of all parent's lives whether resident or non-resident with the anxieties that come with it e.g. 'are the watching too much TV, playing on the PC too long etc.' |
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Friday 23rd November |
BBC Radio 5 Live |
Paul Knight |
Discussion at 5pm on the Court of Appeal ruling today that a mother can have her baby adopted without telling the father of its existence
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Friday 23rd November |
Colourful Radio |
Calum Chace, |
Discussion around fathers and FNF |
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Wednesday 21st November |
Relate/One Parent Families/Gingerbread seminar |
John Baker, |
Seminar: 'Why does Britain fail separated families'? |
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Wednesday 21st November |
NAPP Launch
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Georgina Brereton, |
Event to launch the National Academy of Parenting Practitioners, hosted by King's College London; key-note speaker Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, Young People, and Families |
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Tuesday 20th November |
Meeting with CSA Stakeholder relations |
Jon Davies, |
regular 3-monthly meeting to input FNF's views on the CSA |
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Monday 19th November |
BBC Radio Leeds |
Neil Grice, |
Discussion at 12:40pm about IVF and the need for a fathers involvement |
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Sunday 18th November |
BBC Radio London discussion |
Calum Chace, |
Discussion around fatherhood and fathers' rights. |
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Saturday 17th November |
InSpire - Southwark Fathers With Futures |
Steve Stephenson, |
Presentation and workshop |
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Friday 16th November |
National Family Mediation AGM |
John Baker |
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Friday 16th November |
Meeting with Films of Record production company |
Georgina Brereton, |
Meeting to discuss collaboration over 3-part documentary series 'Dads and Divorce' to be aired in 2009, BBC 2. |
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Thursday 15th November |
Single Parent Action Network Conference |
Georgina Brereton, |
Presentation of Participatory One Parent Proofing Project - blueprint for working with lone parents |
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Tuesday 13th November |
Meeting with John Hemming MP |
John Baker, & Steve Stephenson |
Meeting to discuss shared work around transparency in the family courts |
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Tuesday 13th November |
BBC Radio 5 Live discussion BBC Radio Birmingham |
John Baker, John Baker, |
Discussion around a father's rights in relation to a recent case of a woman who wants to put her daughter up for adoption without informing him of the child's existence As above |
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Friday 9th November |
Discussion column in The Daily Mirror |
John Baker, |
John Baker took part in a discussion on whether a mother should be allowed to give a baby up for adoption without informing the father of its existance |
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Tuesday 6th November |
Meeting with Julian Walker, Barnardos |
Jon Davies, |
Re. Inter agency working |
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Thursday 25th October |
Meeting with Nigel Planer |
Jon Davies, |
Discussion about the future plans of FNF |
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Monday 22nd October |
Meeting with Andrew Selous, MP |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting with Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions to discuss issues around the C-MEC Bill |
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Monday 22nd October |
BBC Radio 5 Live discussion |
Neil Grice, |
Live discussion at 10am with John Prestwick - a father who learned that his son had drowned via the news, after spending years trying to trace him. Listen to the podcast via the BBC website: http://www.bbc.
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Friday 19th October |
Meeting with Jean Sinclair |
Jon Davies, |
Minister of Justice visit to FNF to discuss key issues |
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Friday 19th October |
Leicester FJC Conference: Domestic Violence |
Jenny Cuttriss & Emlyn Jones, |
'Bruises, Bullies, & Fractured Relationships' Conference |
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Thursday 18th October |
Meeting with Sir Mark Potter, Lord Justice Thorpe, & Jane Craig (Manches Solicitors) |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting to discuss issues surrounding Openness of the family courts, judicial continuity, and general FNF concerns |
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Tuesday 16th October |
Engaging Fathers Conference, London |
Georgina Brereton, |
Fathers Direct conference |
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Monday 15th October |
'Turning lives around; what works for vulnerable families' |
Sue Secker, |
Parents' Week Conference |
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Monday 15th October |
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour |
Calum Chace, |
Discussion at 10am around the difference between society's treatment of mothers and fathers who lose contact with their children. Listen again here: http://www.bbc.
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Friday 12th October |
CAFCASS Open Board meeting |
Charles Kenyon, |
Open Board meeting in Leeds |
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Wednesday 10th October |
Meeting with Alan Critchley and, CAFCASS |
Jon Davies, |
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Wednesday 10th October |
BBC Radio Essex Interview |
Neil Grice, |
Interview at 11:30am about FNF and Chelmsford Branch. http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex
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Tuesday 9th October |
Family Justice Council meeting in the House of Commons |
Charles Kenyon & John Baker, |
Invitation to meet members of the Council to raise queries, present views |
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Friday 5th October |
Family Court Forum |
Fairless Masterman, |
Portsmouth Family Court Forum 2007. Lord Justice Matthew Thorpe and HHJ Davies were keynote speakers |
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Friday 5th October |
Engaging Fathers Conference, Newcastle |
Ruth Glover, |
Fathers Direct conference |
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Friday 5th October |
SHEAF Domestic Abuse project Conference |
Mark Scatchard & Andy Duncan, |
Sheffield Branch volunteers spoke at the conference and lead a discussion. |
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Thursday 4th October |
CMEC EVENT |
Jon Davies, |
FNF part of voluntary sector working group to advise on CMEC helplines |
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Wednesday 3rd October |
BBC Radio Sheffield Interview |
Calum Chace, |
Interview at 7:30am discussing
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Tuesday 2nd October |
BBC Radio Merseyside Interview |
Emlyn Jones, |
Interview at 5.10pm on the issue of children being raised by their fathers.
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Sunday 30th September |
FNF Annual General Meeting |
Members, Volunteers, Trustees, Staff |
Richard Sax Deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division in London was our guest speaker. Co-founder and former Chair of Resolution (formerly Solicitors Family Law Association), Mr Sax is also a member of the board of CAFCASS. There were also the two breakout sessions in the afternoon, one on helping and one on lobbying. The helping session was led by Deidre Sanders, Britain’s most influential agony aunt, of The Sun Newspaper and the lobbying session by Duncan Fisher of Fathers Direct. |
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Tuesday |
Tea with David Blunkett at Conference |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting to discuss CSA and Government |
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Monday 24th September |
BBC Radio Merseyside Interview |
Emlyn Jones, |
Interview at 6 pm around Child Maintenance issues |
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Monday 24th September |
Surrey Parenting Strategy & Implementation Plan Launch |
Garry Tinsley, |
Children & Young People's Surrey Strategic Partnership event, organised by Surrey PCT. Andrew Webster, Director of Family Services (Surrey County Council) was key-note speaker. |
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Wednesday 19th September |
Meeting with DWP (Department for Work & Pensions) |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting to discuss joint registration of parents at birth |
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Wednesday |
Meeting with Lord Phillips at Bates, Wells & Braithwaite |
Jon Davies, |
Legal health check on charity from one of the UK's leading lawyers |
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Wednesday 12th September |
Meeting with Lord McKenzie, Parliamentary Under-Secretary DWP |
John Baker, |
Discussion around the CSA and shared parenting |
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Tuesday |
Meeting with Lord Mackintosh |
Jon Davies, |
Re. our views on CSA/CMEC |
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Wednesday |
Meeting with Alan Critchley, CAFCASS |
Jon Davies, |
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Tuesday |
Meeting with Jay Koike |
Jon Davies, |
Re. SFG |
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Thursday |
Meeting with Mary Crowley, CEO of Parenting UK |
Jon Davies, |
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Tuesday |
Meeting with DfES and Sue Jay Koike and his new team leader Sean Hilditch |
Jon Davies, |
Re. Sue Secker's and SS's work |
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Monday 23rd July |
Meeting with CSA Stakeholder relations |
Jon Davies,
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regular 3-monthly meeting to input FNF's views on the CSA |
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Thursday 7th September |
Transparency Stakeholder Event |
Calum Chace, |
Discussion event: Confidence and confidentiality: Openness in family courts – a new approach |
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Friday 6th July |
Parenting UK Event: Overcoming The Barriers Finding New Solutions |
John Baker, |
Attended the conference and made a point from the floor |
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Wednesday 4th July |
Radio Lincolnshire Breakfast Show |
Charles Kenyon, |
Speaking about the Child Maintenance Bill and the role of fathers in general |
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Tuesday 3rd July |
CRAE (Childrens Rights Alliance for England) meeting |
Jenny Cuttriss, |
Meeting about the green paper on discrimination and the wish to make sure the subject of age discrimination against children is included in the bill when it is published. |
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Tuesday 3rd July |
Meeting with Her Majesty's Court Service |
Jon Davies, |
Discussion on: |
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Monday 2nd July |
Advising Grandparents Raising Grandchildren |
Jenny Cuttriss, |
Conference also attended by Age Concern |
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Wednesday 27th June |
BBC Breakfast |
Craig Pickering, |
Discussing the CSA alongside family lawyer Vanessa Lloyd-Plaque: in particular the case of Michael Cox |
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Wednesday 27th June |
Equalities Review Seminar at City Hall |
Georgina Brereton, |
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Friday 22nd June |
Interview on Time FM radio station (East London) |
Neil Grice, Chelmsford Branch |
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Thursday 21st June |
Meeting with DWP officials |
Jon Davies, |
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Thursday 21st June |
Meeting with John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
Jon Davies, |
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Wednesday 20th June |
BBC Breakfast |
Max Alter |
Television appearance alongside the author of an article in the Times entitled 'Need a Child-Friendly Dad, then Get Divorced', |
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Tuesday 19th June |
BBC Radio Manchester |
Dan Beach |
Regarding paternity leave and the wish of fathers to spend more time with their children |
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Tuesday 19th June |
BBC Radio Wiltshire |
Alain Williams |
Regarding issues of fathers' changing work/family balance priorities |
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Monday 18th June |
Meeting with Crawley branch |
Georgina Brereton, |
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Tuesday 12th June |
Radio Manchester |
Emlyn Jones, FNF Chair, Wirral |
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Tuesday 12th June |
Meeting with Richard D’Souza, Child Maintenance Redesign Programme, DWP |
Georgina Brereton, |
Strategy and Stakeholder Team meeting attended by FNF to put forward members' views |
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Sunday 10th June |
The Politics Show, East Midlands |
Neil Wilson, |
Neil was interviewed on the Politics Show with Nottingham East MP, John Heppell, discussing new proposals to 'name and shame' parents who refuse to pay child maintenance. For further info click here. |
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Friday 8th June |
Meeting with NSPCC |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting with Mary Marsh (CEO), Chris Cloke (Head of Child Protection and Awareness), and Wes Cuell (Director of Services for Children and Young People) |
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Wednesday 6th June |
Media Interviews discussing the new Child Maintenance Bill and proposals to 'name and shame' parents who refuse to pay child maintenance | Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer |
Channel 4 News |
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Wednesday 6th June |
Media Interviews discussing the new Child Maintenance Bill and proposals to 'name and shame' parents who refuse to pay child maintenance |
Rebecca Kingdom-Kruszewski, |
BBC Radio Nottingham Central Radio Scotland |
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Wednesday 6th June |
Media Interviews discussing the new Child Maintenance Bill and proposals to 'name and shame' parents who refuse to pay child maintenance |
Roger Macy, |
BBC Radio Cambridge |
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Wednesday 6th June |
Media Interviews discussing the new Child Maintenance Bill and proposals to 'name and shame' parents who refuse to pay child maintenance |
Craig Pickering, |
BBC breakfast 6.22am BBC Radio : York: 6.39am, Oxford 6.52, Solent 7.08, Norfolk 7.15, Somerset 7.38, Bristol 7.45, Hereford 7.52, Cumbria 8.00am, Three Counties 6.10pm BBC News 24 11.40am |
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Tuesday 5th June |
Meeting with Anne McIntosh, MP |
Jon Davies, |
Meeting with Anne McIntosh Shadow Minister for Children, Young People and Families to discuss the CSA and reforms, Parenting Plans to form the base of parenting arrangements, the secrecy of Courts, the anti-shared parenting climate and its many negative implications for all parties. AM gave examples from own constituency. |
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Friday 25th May |
Meeting with Claire Etches, Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office |
Jon Davies, |
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Thursday 24th May |
Talk given to Lewes Child Contact Centre |
Shane Clancy, |
The talk went very well. The volunteers were eager to hear the 'real' experience of a man in the family court and they were not disappointed - they were informed of the difficulties faced when the resident parent wanted to obstruct contact. They were extremely supportive of our group and wished us lots of luck. They were left with lots of leaflets that they would be giving out to attendees. |
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Thursday 24th May |
Children and Young People’s Services Annual Conference 2007 |
Jon Davies, |
Westminster Briefing one-day conference entitled "Children and Young People’s Services Annual Conference 2007" hosted by The House Magazine. Speakers included: Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, Young People & Families (Keynote Address), Rob Williams, Chief Executive, Office of the Children's Commissioner, Cllr. Les Lawrence, Chair, Children & Young People Board, LGA. |
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Wednesday 23rd May |
Meeting with Ministry of Justice |
John Baker, |
There will be another round of consultation on the openess of the family courts; it will start in early June and continue until September. FNF will respond, but must respect the confidentiality of the exact proposals until they are finalised. |
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