Protecting Legal Aid for Family Mediation
Making sure families from all backgrounds and income levels can seperate through mediation.
49% of children in one-parent families live in poverty and nearly 6 million people claiming Universal Credit. Legal Aid is the sole mechanism that renders it feasible for low-income families to receive assistance for mediation. Those on low incomes but above the Legal Aid threshold are faced with stark choices. Ensuring mediation is accessible to these families is of paramount importance.
With Legal Aid payment fees not being reviewed for over 19 years and stringent contract rules, the number of providers offering legal aid is dropping fast.
We now stand on a crunch point, and 77 of the remaining legal aid providers have come together to ensure this vital support remains available to those who need it the most. Join us in this crucial campaign to preserve access to family mediation for low income families.
Together, we can make a powerful impact and bring about the necessary changes to protect the rights and well-being of those going through separation or divorce.
Together, we can make a difference!
Decline in Mediation Providers
Over the last five years, we have seen a 36% decrease in providers offering legal aid mediation.
Decline in Mediators Working in Firms Offering Legal Aid Mediation
Over the last 5 years, the number of mediators forming within firms offering legal aid has diminished.
Increase in Demand in Legal Aid Mediation
Over the past 5 years, the demand for legal aid mediation has increased, resulting in positive outcomes from legal aid-funded mediation.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Write to your MP
Writing to your Member of Parliament (MP) is a powerful way to voice your support for our campaign.
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Tell Us Your Story
Mediation is about people, we would like to hear about how mediation has affected you and how vital legal aid was in making it possible.
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Make Use of our Amazing Partners
If you need mediation, please make use of the mediation providers who are supporting the drive to keep Legal Aid, including contributing to the creation of this website resource.
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Make a Donation
By donating to our cause, you are standing with us in the fight for justice and fairness in our legal system. Together, we can make a difference and provide crucial support to those who need it the most. Your contribution will support professional advice and resources for the campaign to protect legal aid for family mediation. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/family-mediation-4-all
Learn MoreLEGAL AID PROVIDERS (Contributing)
Legal Aid Providers actively contributing to Campaign
The Family Mediation Trust
Mediation provider with over 40 years of experience operating across the southeast, East and Midlands.
Calm Mediation
Calm Mediation: A voice, a choice, a chance for change. Guiding families towards workable resolutions in times of separation and divorce.
Mediation First
Having opened over 32,000 cases, Mediation First have a huge amount of experience in a wide range of mediation areas.
Thames Valley FMS
Thames Valley Family Mediation has been consistently delivering excellence in family mediation for more than 30 years.
Pathway Mediation
Pathway have over 90 years of experience between them in this field & are confident that they will be able to help you find a fair outcome for your family. Area: East Yorkshire
Children First Family Mediation
Our trained mediators provide you with the tools to untangle all the strands around family breakdown, find new ways of communicating and most importantly help parents to help their children make the necessary adjustments to family life. Area: Manchester & NW
Focus Family Mediation
We are Sheffield’s largest, independent family mediation service. Our excellent reputation has been gained by us working hard to achieve successful results for our clients. Area: Sheffield
Relate London NW & Herts - Family Mediation
Relate London North west and Herts Mid Thames & Bucks is also taking part in the Ministry of Justice’s Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, which meets up to £500 of mediation costs for families if they need to discuss arrangements for children. Legal Aid also remains available for family mediation.
Family Mediation Staffordshire
We offer mediation and MIAMS to anyone in the UK and abroad, appointments can be held remotely on Zoom or face to face at our office. Call for a free consultation, we can explain the process, assess you for legal aid and see if you qualify for the £500 Government Mediation Voucher available to all clients.
Mediation West Wales
Our Mediators are professionally accredited with the Family Mediation Council and we are affiliated to the College of Mediation. We come from a variety of backgrounds, and all have many years of mediation experience. We are competent to undertake all forms of family mediation, including direct consultation with children (if required), child only, finance and property, and all issues.
Tees Valley Mediation
Since 2011, our experienced team have been supporting separated and separating or divorcing parents across the Tees Valley area. As part of the Changing Futures North East organisation, our aim is to help families strengthen their relationships and help ex-partners become good co-parents. We put people before profit.
Gateway Family Mediation
Direct Mediation Service
Direct Mediation Services.co.uk provides affordable, professional mediation solutions for families, helping resolve disputes through clear, impartial communication.
MAKE CONTACT
The Family Mediation Legal Aid Action Group is administered by Michael Mack from the Family Mediation Trust and Freddie De Luca from Calm Mediation.