Buyer Name: Department for Education
Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Contact Email: lois.crow@education.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Department for Education
Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom
Contact Email: lois.crow@education.gov.uk
This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26. The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work. The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd
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Contract Title: Reducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26
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