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 the office on 0300 0300 110 or media@fnf.org.uk

Media information for journalists and researchers can be found here.

Date	Event	Present	Further Details
28 January 2013	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
22 January 2013	Selby Times	FNF	Article announced the set-up of a new FNF branch in North Yorkshire.
19 January 2013	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
14 January 2013	Daily Mirror	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about changes to housing policy.
11 January	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
5 January 2013	The Independent	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article commenting on the benefits from the involvment of both parents in childcare.
12 December 2012	BBC News website	FNF	FNF were mentioned in an article setting out a new FCO campaign highlighting the issue of child abduction.
20th November 2012	House of Commons, Evidence on Children and Families Bill	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson and FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru National Development Manager, Paul Apreda	Ken and Paul gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee on the draft 'shared parenting clause' to be introduced into the Children Act 1989.
6th November 2012	BBC Radio London	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken discussed the proposed 'shared parenting clause' to be introduced in the Children Act 1989.
6th November 2012	BBC News website	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about the proposed 'shared parenting clause' amendment to the Children Act 1989.
6th November 2012	Family Law Week	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about the proposed 'shared parenting clause' amendment to the Children Act 1989.
5th November 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
29th October 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
25th October 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were recommended by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
3rd October 2012	BBC News website	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article on fatherlessness and crime.
3rd October 2012	BBC Radio London	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken discussed the impact of fatherlessness on crime.
30th September 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
6th September 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
23rd August 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
17th August 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
12th July 2012	The Huffington Post	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about support services for separating parents.
10th July 2012	BBC Radio Norfolk	Ian Julian	Ian appeared on the Nick Conrad show to discuss the position of non-resident parents in the family law system.
28th June 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
17th June 2012	BBC Radio York	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken discussed the launch of the consultation to amend the Children Act to better promote children's ongoing relationship with both parents following separation.
16th June 2012	The Times	FNF	FNF were mentioned in an article on reform of the family law system, and why more separated fathers want to be fully involved in their children's lives.
13th June 2012	BBC Radio Five Live	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken discussed the launch of the consultation to amend the Children Act to better promote children's ongoing relationship with both parents following separation.
13th June 2012	Family Law Week	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article on the launch of the consultation to amend the Children Act to better promote children's ongoing relationship with both parents following separation.
10th June 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
8th June 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
5th June 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
3rd June 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
13th May 2012	Northampton Chronicle & Echo	FNF	Families Need Fathers were mentioned in an article on child maintenance.
10th May 2012	BBC Radio Gloucestershire	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on proposals for families outlined in the Queen's Speech.
9th May	The Telegraph	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article on proposals for families outlined in the Queen's Speech.
9th May 2012	BBC Radio London 94.9	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on proposals for families outlined in the Queen's Speech.
26th April 2012	Family Law Week	FNF	Family Law Week article on 'The Father's Journey, a joint Families Need Fathers and Fatherhood Institute research report for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fatherhood. Click here to download a copy of the report.
16th April 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
10th April 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
4th April 2012	BBC Four	FNF	FNF were listed as a support contact for the programme Kids in the Middle, a documentary about contact centres.
24th March 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
21st March 2012	I	Louis de Bernières	Louis spoke about family law in the UK, and the experience of fathers prevented from seeing their children.
10th March 2012	Daily Mail	Louis de Bernières	Louis spoke about family law in the UK.
3rd March 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
28th February 2012	BBC Radio 4	Louis de Bernières	Louis spoke about family law in the UK, and the experience of fathers prevented from seeing their children.
25th February 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
6th February 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
6th February 2012	Sky Radio	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Government response to the Family Justice Review.
3rd February 2012	BBC Radio 5 Live	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken participated in a panel debate about the expected Government proposals to introduce legislation ensuring children enjoy an ongoing relationship with both parents following divorce and separation.
3rd February 2012	LBC Radio	Alain Williams	Alain commented on expected Government proposals to introduce legislation ensuring children enjoy an ongoing relationship with both parents following divorce and separation.
3rd February 2012	BBC Radio 4	Louis de Bernières	Louis spoke about the experience of fathers prevented from seeing their children.
3rd February 2012	BBC News Website	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on expected Government proposals to introduce legislation ensuring children enjoy an ongoing relationship with both parents following divorce and separation.
3rd February 2012	Family Law Week	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on expected Government proposals to introduce legislation ensuring children enjoy an ongoing relationship with both parents following divorce and separation.
31st January 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
26th January 2012	The Guardian	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in a live blog on Lord Mackay's amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill.
26th January 2012	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders in a response to a reader.
6th January 2012	The Daily Telegraph	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in a story about the potential introduction of a legal presumption for children to have contact with both parents following separation.
29th December 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders
18th December 2011	The Sunday Times	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in a story about possible compulsory registration of fathers on birth certificates.
3rd December 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders
6th November 2011	The Sunday Times website	Vincent McGovern	Vincent was interviewed by Rod Liddle about the family justice system.
4th November 2011	The Daily Telegraph	Louis de Bernières	Louis wrote about his experience of the family justice system, the work of Families Need Fathers, and commented on the Family Justice Review.
4th November 2011	BBC Radio Suffolk	Ian Julian	Ian spoke about the Family Justice Review.
3rd November 2011	Channel 5 News	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	The Times	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	The Mirror	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	ITV News	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	The Guardian	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	The Daily Mail	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	BBC News	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Yorkshire Post	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Surrey Comet	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Evening Standard	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Liverpool Echo	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Family Law	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Coventry Telegraph	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Birmingham Post	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
3rd November 2011	Birmingham Mail	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken commented on the Family Justice Review final report.
27th September 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders
20th September 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders
30th August 2011	BBC Radio West Midlands	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken discussed the challenges faced by non-resident parents.
16th August 2011	BBC Radio Tees	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken participated in a panel discussion about whether children need two parents in their lives.
16th August 2011	BBC Radio Suffolk	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken spoke about Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on families and parenting.
16th August 2011	BBC Radio York	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken spoke about Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on families and parenting.
13th August 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dierdre Saunders
2nd August 2011	Wales Online	FNF National Development Manager for Wales, Paul Apreda	Paul was featured in an article offering guidance to parents about how to separate amicably, and keep the best interests of the children paramount.
2nd August 2011	BBC Radio Suffolk	Ian Julian	Ian spoke about the work of FNF, and the new Ipswich branch.
28th July 2011	Family Law Week	FNF	FNF helpline records a record number of calls in 2010/11
19th July 2011	Ipswich Community Radio	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken spoke about the launch of the new group in Ipswich, and the wider work of FNF.
29th June 2011	Family Law	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about child abduction
22nd June 2011	Eastern Daily Press	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about the government's proposed reforms of the child maintenance system
21st June 2011	Morning Star	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about David Cameron's comments on absent fathers
20th June 2011	Family Law	FNF CEO, Ken Sanderson	Ken was quoted in an article about David Cameron's comments on absent fathers
16th June 2011	TownTalk	FNF	Article on Father's Day
10th April 2011	BBC Radio Devon	FNF, Assistant CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex was interviewed for the Graham Torrington Show
10th April 2011	The Independent	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig was quoted in an article about more fathers being sent to prison for failing to be child support
1st April 2011	The Times	FNF	FNF were mentioned in an article about grandparents seeing their grandchildren
1st April 2011	Family Law Week	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig was quoted in an article about the Family Justice Review Panel's interim report
30th March 2011	BBC Website	FNF	FNF were mentioned in relation to Charlie Elphicke's criticising a judge over the case of a soldier from Coventry who has been prevented from seeing his daughter before he is deployed to Afghanistan.
30th March 2011	BBC Radio Kent	FNF Director of Policy and Communications, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed Charlie Elphicke MP's Ten Minute Rule Bill on shared parenting (the section as at 2:25:55).
22nd March 2011	South Wales Echo	FNF National Development Manager for Wales, Paul Apreda	Paul featured in an article about making Dads feel part of the family
8th March 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Saunders
7th March 2011	BBC Website	FNF	Programme listing
3rd March 2011	The Coventry Telegraph	FNF Branch Chair, Anne Burge	Anne discussed FNF and the £50,000 case study
28th February 2011	BBC Radio Bristol	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed the difficulties separated parents have in being in their children's lives
25th February 2011	The Herald Scotland	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Ian featured in an article about keeping fathers in children's lives after separation
24th February 2011	The Sun	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig contributed to a double feature about dads being kept out of their children's lives
23rd February 2011	The Times	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig was quoted in relation to mediation
18th February 2011	Europerank	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky was quoted in relation to UN announcements on fatherhood
18th February 2011	The Guardian	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky was quoted in relation to UN announcements on fatherhood
16th Febraury 2011	Wave FM	FNF member, Paul	Paul discussed separated parenting and FNF
3rd February 2011	Talksport Radio	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed FNF at length
3rd February 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Saunders
2nd February 2011	This is Leicester	FNF Leicester Branch	The branch was publicised
1st February 2011	The Scotsman	FNF Support and Development Worker for Scotland, John Forsyth	John wrote about the use of spurious evidence in the courts
1st February 2011	BBC Radio Bristol	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed over-the-counter paternity testing kits
1st February 2011	BBC Radio Northampton	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed over-the-counter paternity testing kits
1st February 2011	Phantom Radio	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky discussed over-the-counter paternity testing kits
1st February 2011	BBC Radio Nottingham	FNF Nottingham volunteer, Byron Sacorafos	Byron discussed over-the-counter paternity testing kits
31th January 2011	The Scotsman	FNF Support and Development Worker for Scotland, John Forsyth	John wrote about the children's reporter system.
28th January 2011	Wales Online	Helen Lloyd-Jones, FNF Cymru Trustee	Helen commented on anonymity for men accused of rape
26th January 2011	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
25th January 2011	BBC Radio Northampton	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex discussed parental leave
24th January 2011	Family Law Week	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig was mentioned in relation to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and the Court of Protection
21st January 2011	Be Grand	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky wrote about the help FNF gives to grandparents
18th January 2011	The Herald Scotland	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Ian was quoted in relation to parental leave
17th January 2011	Panorama's BBC website	FNF	FNF's services were mentioned
17th January 2011	Sky News	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig discussed parental leave
17th January 2011	BBC Three Counties Radio	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex discussed the Panorama show 'Missing Dad'
17th January 2011	Talksport Radio	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig talked about parental leave
17th January 2011	The Scotsman	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Ian wrote about the difficulties of balancing family life with earning a living
14th January 2011	Burton Mail	FNF Burton-on-Trent Chair, Colin Brealey	Colin discussed proposed changes to CMEC
January 2011	Family Law	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig's letter about shared residence was published
December/January 2011	Life in Colour	FNF	FNF's services were advertised
30th December	Talksport Radio	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering and Grants Officer/Assistant to National Helpline Coordinator, Anthony Esler	They discussed Iain Duncan Smith's idea that there should be Norway style compulsory education for separating parents
24th December	The Daily Telegraph	FNF	Sarah Abell recommended FNF's services
23rd December	Edinburgh Evening News	FNF	Coverage of FNF Scotland's Christmas tips
19th December	The Sunday Times	FNF	FNF was mentioned in relation to an article by a father who was cut out of his daughter's life
22nd November	The Scotsman	FNF Support and Development Worker for Scotland, John Forsyth	John wrote an article discussing non-child-centred behaviour by solicitors
17th November	Northsound Radio	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Ian discussed the new Aberdeen branch
16th November	The Guardian	FNF	FNF were mentioned in society daily by Clare Horton
15th November	Radio Verulam	FNF volunteer, Luke Thompson	Interview publicising Harpenden meeting
15th November	Family Law Week	FNF	Coverage of the Rethinking Relocation seminar at Parliament
10th November	Jordan's Family Law	FNF	Article about rethinking relocation
November	Magistrates	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
2nd November	BBC Radio Scotland - Call Kay	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Discussion about parents living a very long distance apart
27th October	Dicussion Point	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Craig's article, The Need to Reform Family Justice, was published
23rd October	Scotsman	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Article about Glasgow father in bid to see his children
23rd October	Herald Scotland	FNF	Article on lawyers profitting from protracted cases
22nd October	LexisNexis	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering and FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Article on why mediation should be the first point of call for separating couples
22nd October	Vanessa Feltz Show BBC London	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Discussion on one in ten children being born to a separated couple
18th October	Radio 5 Live	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Discussion on mediation
18th October	The Times	FNF	A front page article about mediation
15th October	Families and Fathers	FNF Director of Policy, Becky Jarvis	Becky wrote an article about the need for legal reform
12th October	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
11th October	The Scotsman	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Ian wrote an article about an alternative to battling in courts
7th October	The Burton Mail	FNF volunteer, Fraser Chatburn	Article about the closure of Burton Family Court
6th October	The Today Show	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Discussion on the adversarial nature of the family courts
4th October	Woman's Hour	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Discussion on the family justice review
2nd October	The Times	FNF	Article on parenting classes
30th September	The Scotsman	FNF National Development Manager for Scotland, Ian Maxwell	Article about fathers signing birth certificates
26th September	The Observer on Sunday	FNF	An article on separated parenting and FNF
22nd September	Children and Young People Now	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
22nd September	BBC Breakfast News	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	Discussion on LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
22nd September	Furley Page Solicitors	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Times	FNF CEO, Craig Pickering	A front page article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Guardian	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Daily Mail	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Telegraph	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Evening Standard	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	BBC Web News	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	The Today Show	FNF	Discussion about about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	Radio 5 Live	FNF	Discussion about about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	LBC	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Discussion about about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show	FNF	Discussion about about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	Family Law	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	4RFV	FNF	An article about LJ Wall's comments on separating parents
21st September	Express FM	FNF Volunteer, Mark Gill	Mark discuss FNF's activities and concerns.
21st September	The Coventry Telegraph	FNF Volunteer, Anne Burge	An article on FNF's presence in Coventry
14th September	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
13th September	The Big Issue	FNF	Article about separation
9th September	This is Nottingham	Neil Wilson, Chair of FNF Nottingham	Neil has become Chair of FNF Nottingham
9th September	BBC Radio London	Alex Borchardt, FNF Deputy CEO	Alex talked about fathers in relation to the death of David Cameron's father.
9th September	Three Counties Radio	Alex Borchardt, FNF Deputy CEO	Alex talked about fathers in relation to the death of David Cameron's father.
2nd September	BBC Radio Merseyside	Harriet Foster, Liverpool Centre Information and Support Officer	The Charity's issues were discussed as were the Liverpool Centre's services.
21st August	Saturday Times	FNF, FNF Vice-Chair Calum Chace and FNF Volunteer Stuart Young	An article about the huge, far-reaching injustices of separated parenting in this country.
19th August	Wales Home	FNF	An article about children's rights.
19th August	Radio Scotland	Ian Maxwell, National Development Manager for Scotland	Ian talked about shared care.
18th August	Edinburgh Evening News	Ian Maxwell, National Development Manager for Scotland	Ian talked about the need for children to have a relationship with both parents.
17th August	BBC Radio Norfolk	Becky Jarvis, Director of Communications	Becky discussed issues relating to separated parenting.
16th August	The Daily Telegraph	Louis de Bernieres, FNF Patron	The article covered the difficulties Louis has had seeing his children.
15th August	The Mail on Sunday	Louis de Bernieres, FNF Patron	The article covered the difficulties Louis has had seeing his children.
15th August	The Sunday Times	Louis de Bernieres, FNF Patron	The article covered the difficulties Louis has had seeing his children.
12th August	Radio 4's Generation Gap	Stuart Young, FNF Volunteer	Stuart talked about the financial strains of parenting alone.
3rd August	Family Law	Jon Davies, CEO	An interview with Jon
26th July	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
19th July	BBC2's Daily Politics Show	Stuart Young, FNF Volunteer	Stuart talked about Frank Field's proposals on fathers and benefits
15th July	Family Law Week	FNF	Article about the Shared Parenting Bill being introduced in the House of Commons
14th July	The Telegraph	FNF	Article about the Shared Parenting Bill being introduced in the House of Commons
13th July	Community Newswire	FNF	Article about the Shared Parenting Bill being introduced in the House of Commons
13th July	Express FM	Mark Gill	Mark Gill and Erin Pizzey discussed FNF
12th July	Jordan's Family Law	Becky Jarvis, FNF Policy Officer	Becky commented on the President's Guidance on McKenzie Friends
9th July	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
29th June	BBC London	Alex Borchardt, Deputy CEO FNF	Alex was interviewed about Frank Field's comments on parents and welfare
29th June	The Guardian	Jon Davies, CEO FNF	Jon reponded in Comment Is Free to Frank Field's comments on parents and welfare
25th June	Family Law	Becky Jarvis, Policy Officer	Becky discussed review of relocation case law
24th June	Swansea Evening Post	Paul Apreda, Wales National Organiser	Paul wrote about Father's Day in relation to separated parenting
14th June	The Scotsman	John Forsyth, Development Worker for Scotland	John wrote about McKenzie Friends in Scotland
10th June	The Mirror	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Dr Miriam Stoppard
2nd June	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
31st May	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
14th May	Nottingham Evening Post	FNF	To read this article click here.
11th May	BBC Merseyside	Liverpool Centre Manager, Claire Andre and FNF volunteer, Marjorie Stirzaker	They discussed the charity's work and issues
1st May	Heart FM	FNF volunteer, Marjorie Stirzaker	Marjorie talked about FNF's goals and activities
30th April	Liverpool Echo	Liverpool Centre Manager, Claire Andre	An appeal for volunteers at the Liverpool Centre
29th April	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
23rd April	South Wales Echo	FNF members, Lady Helen Lloyd Jones, Becky Jarvis	Feature on Families Need Fathers for Parental Alienation Day. Click here to read
20th April	BBC Radio Lincolnshire	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex took part in a discussion on paternity rights
13th April	BBC Radio Northamptonshire	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex took part in a discussion in relation to the BBC series 'Who Needs Fathers?'
9th April	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
8th April	BBC Radio Scotland	Glasgow Branch Member, Chris Wilson	Chris discussed 'why so many fathers lose touch with their children.'
2nd April	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
1st April	BBC	FNF	BBC places FNF top on an online list of useful organisations relating to the program 'Who Needs Fathers?'
1st April	BBC Radio Lincolnshire	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex discussed aging fathers in a live interview
31st March	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
27th March	The Daily Telegraph	FNF CEO, Jon Davies	FNF were mentioned in an important article, When Mummy freezes Daddy out
23rd March	The Times	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Tanya Byron
22nd March	The Guardian	FNF CEO, Jon Davies	Comment is free: Separated dads need more support
18th March	The Guardian	FNF CEO, Jon Davies	Jon Davies responded to a letter about black boys underachievement
16th March	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
14th March	BBC1's Big Questions with Nicky Campbell	FNF Deputy CEO, Alex Borchardt	Alex took part in a discussion about whether children need fathers.
3rd March	Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show	FNF CEO, Jon Davies	Jon talked about the coming nationwide scheme to make sex offender checks available to parents
February	Heart FM	Jon Ruben	Jon talked about paternity rights.
11th February	The Sun	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Deidre Sanders
9th February	Jordans Family Law Newswatch	FNF Director of Communications, Julius Hinks	Julius was quoted in an article about LJ Wall's comments on out-dated case law in relocation cases
8th February	Mail Online	FNF	FNF were mentioned by Bel Mooney
28th January	BBC Web News	FNF	FNF were quoted in relation to fathers being given six months paternity leave
28th January	Talksport	FNF CEO, Jon Davies	Jon was interviewed about fathers being given six months paternity leave
28th January	Scotsman	FNF Policy Officer, Becky Jarvis	Becky wrote an article in the Scotsman about fathers being given six months paternity leave
28th January	Herald	FNF	FNF were quoted in relation to fathers being given six months paternity leave
28th January	Community Newswire	FNF Policy Officer, Becky Jarvis	Becky and the Charity were quoted in relation to government announcements about fathers having six months paternity leave.
22nd January	Family Law Week	FNF	'Families Need Fathers said that it was encouraged by several of the proposals in the Green Paper and pleased to see the Government ‘looking seriously at the issues that face separating families.’
20th January	Community Newswire	FNF	FNF welcomes the Government's proposals to strengthen family life
20th January	BBC Website	FNF	FNF was mentioned in relation to the Families Green Paper
20th January	Kester Cunningham John News	FNF	FNF calls for Government to a give a more prominent legal standing to mediation
20th January	Metro Radio	FNF trustee, Ruth Glover	Ruth was interviewed in relation to the Families Green Paper
2nd January	Financial Times	FNF patron, Nigel Planer	An interview about FNF
1st January 2010	Daily Post North Wales	Wrexham Chair, Mark de Blaquiere	Mark's success in maintaining a relationship with his children and launching Wrexham branch is publicised
8th December 2009	Article in Times 2	FNF	Our services are recommended in an article about abduction.
7th December 2009	Article in The Telegraph	FNF	Bob Geldof's attack on the family courts in the foreword to the Custody Minefield's report
November 2009	The Independent	FNF	FNF is mentioned by Virginia Ironside
November 2009	Article in London Family Court Open Day Supplement	FNF	FNF featured prominently, promoting its services
November 2009	Article in Mogers Magazine	FNF	Announcement of FNF's group in Bath
November 2009	Interview on BBC London	Carl Kemmeni	Carl Kemmeni discussed the news story of an 11 year old child being ordered to live with his father
November 2009	Article in the Telegraph	FNF	In light of Mishcon de Reya's findings that 1 in 3 children lose contact with their fathers after separation, the charity featured in the Daily Telegraph
November 2009	Article Community Care	Becky Sibert	Becky Sibert is heavily featured in an article about the 20th Anniversary of the Children Act 1989
November 2009	Article in The Times	FNF	Our services were recommended in an article regarding maintaining relationships with Dads
November 2009	Interview on BBC London	Alex Borchardt, Assistant CEO	Alex Borchardt dicussed over-the-counter paternity tests
November 2009	London's Biggest Conversation	Jon Davies, CEO	Jon Davies talked with Petri Hoskins about CMEC
October 2009	The Independent Newspaper	Becky Sibert, Policy & Information Officer	Becky Sibert was quoted in an article about paternity leave
October 2009	The Guardian Newspaper	Becky Sibert, Policy & Information Officer and Ian Tyes, Chair of Cambridge Branch	Becky Sibert was quoted in an article about working fathers and parenting. Ian Tyes was interviewed as a case study for the printed version of the article
September 2009	The Guardian Newspaper	Families Need Fathers	A recommendation of the Families Need Fathers' Helpline as a 'greatly' beneficial source of advice and support
September 2009	The Army Families Federation's Families Journal	Families Need Fathers	Article on how FNF can help a separated parent in the Army
August 2009	AQA GCSE Citizenship Textbook	Families Need Fathers	Inclusion in the 'Politicians and the Media' section of GCSE Citizenship textbook
August 18th	Interview on BBC Radio 5 Live	Alex Borchardt, Assistant CEO	Discussion on 'Do women come out of divorce better?'
August 2nd	Article in Sunday Times	Nick Barnard, Director of Communications	Article on mothers denied access to their children
July 30th	Interview with Third Sector magazine	Nick Barnard, Director of Communications	Article on FNF's communications
July 16th	Interview with BBC Radio Nottingham	Neil Wilson, Nottingham Branch Spokesman	Discussion on father's names on Birth Certificates
July 15th	Vox pop in Children & Young People Now magazine	Jon Davies, CEO	Should celebrities be exempt from family court rules?
Father's Day	Many and varied	Shared Parenting - Shared Benefits campaign	Our Shared Parenting - Shared Benefits campaign, which produced new guidance for Sure Start, schools, Litigants-in-Person, Doctors and Cafcass on the benefits of Shared Parenting, was a huge success leading up to and following its launch on Father's Day. It appeared in over 50 different radio programmes and publications. The individual entries are too numerous to list here, but some of the highlights included the Times Educational Supplement, Guardian, Sunday Express and Western Mail.
June 9th	Article in Times 2	Think Wider Family campaign	Personal story on the importance of grandparents
June 9th	Interview with BBC Coventry Warwick	Tony Upton, FNF Midlands Regional Coordinator	Launch of new FNF Rugby meeting
May 21st	Article in The Daily Mail	Think Wider Family campaign	Article on justice for grandparents
May 20th	Article in The Daily Mail	Think Wider Family campaign & Gloria Hunniford	Article on importance of grandparents
May 19th	Article in the Glasgow Herald	Think Wider Family campaign	Article on importance of grandparents
May 19th	Article in The Times	Think Wider Family campaign	Article on grandparents seeking contact
May 18th	Article in Yorkshire Post	Becky Sibert	Article on justice for grandparents
May 18th	Article in The Sun	Think Wider Family campaign	Article on importance of grandparents
May 17th	Letter in The Times	Lady Helen Lloyd-Jones	Letter on importance of both parents
May 1st	Interview on Radio Cardiff	Lady Helen Lloyd-Jones Neil McEvoy	Raising awareness of FNF's work
April 28th	Article in Bristol Evening Post	Jon Davies, FNF CEO	Article on opening family courts
April 27th	Article in Plymouth Herald	Ian Tyes	Article on FNF Plymouth
April 25th	Interview on Channel 4 news	Jon Davies	Discussing new Family Court reporting restrictions. View now on our YouTube channel!
April 24th	Interview on BBC Radio Cambridge	'Vaughn' - FNF Member	Interview on International Parental Alienation Awareness Day (Listen again approx 35 minutes in - until Friday 1st May)
April 24th	Interview with Western Mail	Lady Helen Lloyd Jones	Interview on International Parental Alienation Awareness Day
March 30th	Interview on BBC Three Counties Radio	Alain Williams, Thames Valley Branch	Discussion on increasing father's share of paternity leave.
March 8th	Discussion on BBC 5 Live's Jonathan Maitland Show	Craig Pickering	Investigation in CSA, with particular focus on accumulated arrears.
March 3rd	Interview on BBC Radio Norfolk Morning Show	Ian Julian, FNF Trustee
February 17th	Interview with BBC Radio Cambridge	Ian Tyes, FNF Cambridge Chair	Discussion on Gingerbread report on contact disruption.
January 31st	Interview on BBC Radio 5 Live	Alex Borchardt, FNF Helpline Coordinator	Discussion on 'making it work' and sharing parenting after separation.
January 26th	Interviews with BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Leeds and Hallam FM .	Craig Pickering, FNF Parliamentary Officer and Jon Davies, FNF Chief Executive	Interviews on the Welfare Reform Bill, including proposals to allow CMEC to confiscate passports and driving licences.
January 12th	Interviews in Reading Chronicle and Evening Post and on ITV Berkshire	Andy Tyszkiewicz, FNF Reading Chair and Charles Kenyon, FNF National Chair	Official opening of Thames Valley Separated Parents Information & Support Centre.
January 6th 2009	Question in Mail on Sunday Magazine	Zelda West-Meads	Agony Aunt question on contact denial.
December 16th 2008	Interview on BBC Radio Berkshire	Alex Borchardt, FNF Helpline Coordinator	Discussion on the experience of being a separated parent at Christmas.
December 14th 2008	Interview on BBC Radio 5 Live	Alex Borchardt, FNF Helpline Coordinator	Discussion on the experience of being a separated parent at Christmas.
December 11th 2008	Article in The Telegraph on Welfare Reform Bill & Joint Birth Registration	Jon Davies, FNF CEO	Article online
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.
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.
November 23rd 2008	Article on Ritchie/Madonna divorce	Nick Barnard, FNF Director of Communications	Article looking at Guy Ritchie's focus on his children during his divorce (including FNF quote).
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.
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.
October 27th 2008	Article on 24dash.com - social housing news	Becky Sibert & FNF Office	Article on FNF hosting DePaul Trust young person for work experience in our London office.
October 22nd 2008	Interview on Reading 107 FM	Garry Tinsley, Southern Region Coordinator	Interview ahead of appearance at Reading Every Child Matters Conference.
October 20th 2008	Article in The Sun	Kids In The Middle campaign	Latest update on the joint Kids In The Middle campaign.
October 16th 2008	Interview on Radio 4's PM	Jon Davies, CEO	Interview ahead of the Centre for Separated Families 'Putting Children First' conference.
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.
October 1st 2008	Article in Children & Young People Now	Jon Davies, CEO	Quote in article on findings of Oxford study of family law system
October 1st 2008	Article in Daily Telegraph	Jon Davies, CEO	Quote in article on improved IQs in children who spend more time with their fathers.
September 29th 2008	Interview on Channel M	Jason Kennedy, FNF Manchester Chair	Interview at the FNF Annual General Meeting
September 23rd 2008	Interview on Kemet FM	Jon Ruben, FNF Nottingham	Interview on the importance of fathers.
September 7th 2008	Article in The Observer on provisions of Children & Adoption Act 2006	Jon Davies, FNF CEO	Read online!
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.
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.
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)
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)
Sunday 15th June	Articles in London Taxi magazines	Steve Stephenson Branch Development Officer	Download here
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
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
Sunday 15th June	Sunday Express 'S' Magazine		FNF member case study for Father's Day - click to download (pdf)
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
Monday 9th June	BBC Radio Five Live	John Baker (FNF Trustee)	Discussion on the Richard Bacon Show on the importance of Joint Birth Registration
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
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
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
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
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.
Monday 12th May	Interview on BBC Radio Solent	Ray Painter FNF Member	The experience of Litigants-In-Person
Thursday 1st May	Interview with LBC Radio	Calum Chace, FNF Member	Discussion on L J Wards comments on 'vengful mothers article'
Wednesday 30th May	Interview with City Talk Radio	Garry Tinsley, Southern Region Coordinator	Discussion on the role of the father
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.
Wednesday 16th April	Interview with BBC Radio Leicester	Colin Cheesman, FNF Member	Discussion on fathers being present at their children's birth.
Thursday 10th April	Interview with Southern Counties Radio	Mike Robinson, FNF Member	Discussion on grandparents' rights and the campaign.
Tuesday 1st April	Interview with BBC South East Today	Craig Pickering, Parliamentary Officer	Discussion on the failings of the CSA.
Friday 17th March	Interview with BBC Radio Cumbria	Mike Robinson, FNF Member	Discussion on grandparents' rights.
Friday 14th March	Interview with Independent Radio News (syndicated news for 300 stations across the country)	John Baker, FNF Chair	Discussing Conservative Party proposals to increase fathers' opportunity to take paternity leave.
Thursday 13th March	Interview with BBC Radio Cumbria	Mike Robinson, FNF Member	Discussing FNF Press Release on members' experiences with doctors, dentists and schools
Thursday 13th March	Interview with Talk 107 Edinburgh	Ian Julian, FNF Trustee	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.
Tuesday 4th March	Interview with Radio Merseyside	Emlyn Jones, FNF Member	Discussion around fathers' contact with their children
Wednesday 13th February	Interview with City Talk 105.9 FM (Liverpool radio)	Emlyn Jones, FNF Member	Discussion around topic of Domestic Violence
Thursday 7th February	Interview with Sun FM, Radio Sunderland	Peter Pojuner, FNF Member	Discussion around deficiencies within the Family Justice System
Wednesday 6th February	Meeting with the Child Poverty Unit (DCSF/DWP)	John Baker, FNF Chair Jon Davies, CEO
Thursday 31st January	Resolution training day: The New Law on Domestic Violence and the Impact of Domestic Abuse on Contact	Alex Borchardt, Helpline Coordinator	Impact of changes to the law on Domestic Violence through the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 and the Domestic Violence, Crime, and Victims Act 2004
Wednesday 30th January	Meeting with Lynn Chesterman, Grandparents' Association	Jon Davies, CEO Alex Borchardt, Helpline Coordinator	Discussion re: joint-working
Wednesday 30th January	Meeting with Rt Hon Jack Straw and Rt Hon David Blunkett	John Baker, FNF Chair Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative
Tuesday 29th January	Family Law Review Hearing, the Centre for Social Justice	John Baker, FNF Chair Jon Davies, CEO Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	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.
Monday 28th January	Family Justice Council open meeting	Charles Kenyon, FNF Trustee
Wednesday 23rd January	Interview with BBC Radio Essex	Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Discussion around child maintenance issues.
Tuesday 22nd January	CARE seminar at Portcullis House: presentations by Professor Patrick Parkinson, Dr Samantha Callan, Karen Woodall	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer Nick Barnard, Director of Communications	"Both sides of the coin. An integrated policy framework - preventing family breakdown and coping with post-separation."
Tuesday 22nd January	Home Affairs Committee Domestic Violence Inquiry Oral Evidence Session	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer
Tuesday 22nd January	Interview with Press TV, religious and cultural dialogue programme	Ian Julian, Trustee & Company Secretary	"How can faith and tradition affect parenting in the modern world?" Discussion.
Monday 21st January	DCSF meeting; Sure Start & Children's Centres	Jon Davies, CEO
Friday 18th January	C-MEC Stakeholder meeting	Jon Davies, CEO
Friday 18th January	Meeting with Films of Record	Nick Barnard, Director of Communications Rebecca Kingdom-Kruszewski, McKenzie Editor & Communications Officer Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	Discussion about BBC 2 Documentary 'Dads and Divorce', 2009
Thursday 17th January	NCVCCO AGM	Jon Davies, CEO
Monday 14th January	CAFCASS conference	Jon Davies, CEO John Baker, FNF Chair	CAFCASS Service User Self Assessment Event
Monday 14th January	Progress Educational Trust debate	Nick Barnard, Director of Communications	"Dad not included, should the need for a father be enshrined in law?"
Friday 11th January	IPPR seminar (Institute of Public Policy Research)	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	"An All-of-Government Approach to Post-Separation Families: The Australian Experience of Reforming Child Support" with Professor Patrick Parkinson, University of Sydney
Thursday 10th January 2008	Interview with Psychologies magazine	Carl Kemmeni, FNF Trustee	Magazine debate; "Do children need a father?"
Monday 7th January	Local radio interview	Simon Whipple, FNF member	Interview concerning non-resident parents' involvement in their children's education.
Monday 17th December	Meeting with new Chair of C-MEC	Jon Davies, CEO John Baker, FNF Chair	Stakeholder meeting.
Friday 14th December	Meeting with Alan Critchley, Assistant Director CAFCASS	Jon Davies, CEO	Discussion of relations with CAFCASS and joint projects underway in South England.
Friday 14th December	Meeting with Lord Skelmersdale, Conservative Party spokesperson for C-MEC Bill	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Disussion of C-MEC Bill ahead of 2nd Reading in the House of Lords.
Tuesday 11th December	Meeting with Graeme Cooke, IPPR - Institute of Public Policy Research	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	Discussion around IPPR's work in area of family policy.
Tuesday 11th December	Inspection of CAFCASS meeting	Fairless Masterman, FNF Trustee Calum MacCleod, FNF member/activist
Thursday 6th December	Meeting with DWP	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	C-MEC Stakeholder meeting.
Tuesday 4th December	Meeting with Kate Bennett CEO of Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR)	Jon Davies, CEO	Meeting to discuss cooperation in tackling gender bias in Welsh system.
Tuesday 4th December	Meeting with Head of Programmes BBC Cymru	Jon Davies, CEO	Meeting to discuss ideas for potential documentary around FNF issues.
Tuesday 4th December	BBC Radio Newcastle	Paul Knight, Exeter branch activist	Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family.
Monday 3rd December	CFRB Toronto Radio	Jon Ruben, Nottingham branch activist	Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family.
Monday 3rd December	BBC News 24	Carl Kemmeni, FNF Trustee	Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family.
Monday 3rd December	Radio Buckinghamshire Mix 96	Jon Carter, Oxford branch activist	Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family.
Monday 3rd December	BBC Radio Wales	Matthew Mudge, Cardiff branch activist	Discussion around BBC Newsround Survey findings that 1 in 4 children do not consider fathers as their immediate family.
Monday 3rd December	Article in The Telegraph	Jon Davies, CEO	Quoted in a article by Stephen Adams "Boys 'look up to footballers, not fathers.' Read the article online
Monday 3rd December	First magazine	Jon Davies CEO	Article on whether lesbians should be allowed to create a fatherless family
Monday 3rd December	London Family Justice Council	Steve Stephenson, Branch Development & Support Officer	Presentation of paper on ‘Absence of Third Party Risk Assessment (C1 Applications)’ – resident parent’s new partner ignored for risk assessment
Thursday 29th November	ITV London debate	Carl Kemmeni, Trustee	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.
Thursday 29th November	Meeting with Alan Critchley, Regional Director CAFCASS	Charles Kenyon, Trustee
Wednesday 28th November	The Sun Newspaper	Jon Davies, CEO	Jon Davies, CEO, got a mention in David Blunkett MP's column in The Sun.
Tuesday 27th November	The Byron Review	Jon Davies, CEO	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.'
Friday 23rd November	BBC Radio 5 Live	Paul Knight Exeter branch activist	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
Friday 23rd November	Colourful Radio	Calum Chace, Volunteer & Local Media Rep (London)	Discussion around fathers and FNF
Wednesday 21st November	Relate/One Parent Families/Gingerbread seminar	John Baker, FNF Chair Jon Davies, CEO	Seminar: 'Why does Britain fail separated families'?
Wednesday 21st November	NAPP Launch	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	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
Tuesday 20th November	Meeting with CSA Stakeholder relations	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	regular 3-monthly meeting to input FNF's views on the CSA
Monday 19th November	BBC Radio Leeds	Neil Grice, Chelmsford Branch & Local Media Rep	Discussion at 12:40pm about IVF and the need for a fathers involvement
Sunday 18th November	BBC Radio London discussion	Calum Chace, Volunteer & Local Media Rep (London)	Discussion around fatherhood and fathers' rights.
Saturday 17th November	InSpire - Southwark Fathers With Futures	Steve Stephenson, Branch Development & Support Officer	Presentation and workshop
Friday 16th November	National Family Mediation AGM	John Baker Chair
Friday 16th November	Meeting with Films of Record production company	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer Rebecca Kingdom-Kruszewski, McKenzie Editor & Communications Officer	Meeting to discuss collaboration over 3-part documentary series 'Dads and Divorce' to be aired in 2009, BBC 2.
Thursday 15th November	Single Parent Action Network Conference	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	Presentation of Participatory One Parent Proofing Project - blueprint for working with lone parents
Tuesday 13th November	Meeting with John Hemming MP	John Baker, & Steve Stephenson FNF Chair, Branch Development and Support Officer	Meeting to discuss shared work around transparency in the family courts
Tuesday 13th November	BBC Radio 5 Live discussion BBC Radio Birmingham	John Baker, FNF Chair John Baker, FNF Chair	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
Friday 9th November	Discussion column in The Daily Mirror	John Baker, FNF Chair	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
Tuesday 6th November	Meeting with Julian Walker, Barnardos	Jon Davies, CEO	Re. Inter agency working
Thursday 25th October	Meeting with Nigel Planer	Jon Davies, CEO	Discussion about the future plans of FNF
Monday 22nd October	Meeting with Andrew Selous, MP	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Meeting with Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions to discuss issues around the C-MEC Bill
Monday 22nd October	BBC Radio 5 Live discussion	Neil Grice, Chelmsford Branch & Local Media Rep	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. co.uk/radio/ podcasts/ 5lnpi/
Friday 19th October	Meeting with Jean Sinclair	Jon Davies, CEO	Minister of Justice visit to FNF to discuss key issues
Friday 19th October	Leicester FJC Conference: Domestic Violence	Jenny Cuttriss & Emlyn Jones, Trustee, Wirral Branch & Local Media Rep	'Bruises, Bullies, & Fractured Relationships' Conference
Thursday 18th October	Meeting with Sir Mark Potter, Lord Justice Thorpe, & Jane Craig (Manches Solicitors)	Jon Davies, CEO	Meeting to discuss issues surrounding Openness of the family courts, judicial continuity, and general FNF concerns
Tuesday 16th October	Engaging Fathers Conference, London	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	Fathers Direct conference
Monday 15th October	'Turning lives around; what works for vulnerable families'	Sue Secker, Support Services	Parents' Week Conference
Monday 15th October	BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour	Calum Chace, Volunteer & Local Media Rep (London)	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. co.uk/radio4/ womanshour/ 02/2007_42_ mon.shtml
Friday 12th October	CAFCASS Open Board meeting	Charles Kenyon, Trustee	Open Board meeting in Leeds
Wednesday 10th October	Meeting with Alan Critchley and, CAFCASS	Jon Davies, CEO
Wednesday 10th October	BBC Radio Essex Interview	Neil Grice, Chelmsford Branch & Local Media Rep	Interview at 11:30am about FNF and Chelmsford Branch. http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex
Tuesday 9th October	Family Justice Council meeting in the House of Commons	Charles Kenyon & John Baker, Trustee & Chair	Invitation to meet members of the Council to raise queries, present views
Friday 5th October	Family Court Forum	Fairless Masterman, Trustee	Portsmouth Family Court Forum 2007. Lord Justice Matthew Thorpe and HHJ Davies were keynote speakers
Friday 5th October	Engaging Fathers Conference, Newcastle	Ruth Glover, Trustee & North-East Branch	Fathers Direct conference
Friday 5th October	SHEAF Domestic Abuse project Conference	Mark Scatchard & Andy Duncan, Sheffield Branch	Sheffield Branch volunteers spoke at the conference and lead a discussion.
Thursday 4th October	CMEC EVENT	Jon Davies, CEO	FNF part of voluntary sector working group to advise on CMEC helplines
Wednesday 3rd October	BBC Radio Sheffield Interview	Calum Chace, Volunteer & Local Media Rep (London)	Interview at 7:30am discussing US pop star Britney Spears, who has recently lost residence of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline. Listen to the interview
Tuesday 2nd October	BBC Radio Merseyside Interview	Emlyn Jones, Wirral Branch & Local Media Rep	Interview at 5.10pm on the issue of children being raised by their fathers.
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.
Tuesday 25th September	Tea with David Blunkett at Conference	Jon Davies, CEO John Baker, FNF Chair	Meeting to discuss CSA and Government
Monday 24th September	BBC Radio Merseyside Interview	Emlyn Jones, Wirral Branch & Local Media Rep	Interview at 6 pm around Child Maintenance issues
Monday 24th September	Surrey Parenting Strategy & Implementation Plan Launch	Garry Tinsley, Banstead Branch	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.
Wednesday 19th September	Meeting with DWP (Department for Work & Pensions)	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Meeting to discuss joint registration of parents at birth
Wednesday 19th September	Meeting with Lord Phillips at Bates, Wells & Braithwaite	Jon Davies, CEO	Legal health check on charity from one of the UK's leading lawyers
Wednesday 12th September	Meeting with Lord McKenzie, Parliamentary Under-Secretary DWP	John Baker, FNF Chair Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Discussion around the CSA and shared parenting
Tuesday 11th September	Meeting with Lord Mackintosh	Jon Davies, CEO John Baker, FNF Chair Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Re. our views on CSA/CMEC
Wednesday 29th August	Meeting with Alan Critchley, CAFCASS	Jon Davies, CEO
Tuesday 28th August	Meeting with Jay Koike	Jon Davies, CEO	Re. SFG
Thursday 16th August	Meeting with Mary Crowley, CEO of Parenting UK	Jon Davies, CEO
Tuesday 14th August	Meeting with DfES and Sue Jay Koike and his new team leader Sean Hilditch	Jon Davies, CEO	Re. Sue Secker's and SS's work
Monday 23rd July	Meeting with CSA Stakeholder relations	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	regular 3-monthly meeting to input FNF's views on the CSA
Thursday 7th September	Transparency Stakeholder Event	Calum Chace, Volunteer & Local Media Rep (London)	Discussion event: Confidence and confidentiality: Openness in family courts – a new approach
Friday 6th July	Parenting UK Event: Overcoming The Barriers Finding New Solutions	John Baker, FNF Chair	Attended the conference and made a point from the floor
Wednesday 4th July	Radio Lincolnshire Breakfast Show	Charles Kenyon, Trustee	Speaking about the Child Maintenance Bill and the role of fathers in general
Tuesday 3rd July	CRAE (Childrens Rights Alliance for England) meeting	Jenny Cuttriss, Trustee & Volunteer	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.
Tuesday 3rd July	Meeting with Her Majesty's Court Service	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative Roger Macy Trustee & Media Representative	Discussion on: - How are they going to get more full-time Family judges? - Other steps to improve judicial continuity ? - Rolling out best practice by getting proactive timetabling with CAFCASS in more courts. - Moving to more defined orders for CAFCASS reports, as a way of reducing delays. - Any proposals from them to reduce delays? - Questioning their continued use of the term 'contact' for parenting other than by the 'Resident parent', and how the term has become patently outmoded when it is being used as an administrative term in 'Every Child Matters'. - Questioning how the Department can work for improved continuity within the system, in the children's interests, when it has separate teams for parenting time, domestic violence and transparency. - On the assumption that we won't have yet got transparency in the Family Courts, a more public reporting of legal aid funding for resisting parenting time for children. - Their own view on getting Commencement of the delayed Children and Adoption Act. - Their view on the status of the Craig report 'recommendations' by the family Justice Council (we will have a challenge on record). - Discriminatory impact of non-discretionary court fees. - Discriminatory application of discretionary S91.14 orders - what figures do they have ? - Quality control - how they are addressing it? - and some suggestions from us, including :- + Improving transparency to users - particularly children - by communicating the purpose of orders, usually, we suggest by private video + Judicial training + Rolling out a more consistent treatment of McKenzie Friends + Our own developing proposals for McKenzie accreditation + Rolling out a more consistent informality in family proceedings
Monday 2nd July	Advising Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	Jenny Cuttriss, Trustee & Volunteer	Conference also attended by Age Concern
Wednesday 27th June	BBC Breakfast	Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative	Discussing the CSA alongside family lawyer Vanessa Lloyd-Plaque: in particular the case of Michael Cox
Wednesday 27th June	Equalities Review Seminar at City Hall	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer
Friday 22nd June	Interview on Time FM radio station (East London)	Neil Grice, Chelmsford Branch
Thursday 21st June	Meeting with DWP officials	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative
Thursday 21st June	Meeting with John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative John Baker, FNF Chair
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', to discuss the involvement of fathers in their children's lives in general.
Tuesday 19th June	BBC Radio Manchester	Dan Beach	Regarding paternity leave and the wish of fathers to spend more time with their children
Tuesday 19th June	BBC Radio Wiltshire	Alain Williams	Regarding issues of fathers' changing work/family balance priorities
Monday 18th June	Meeting with Crawley branch	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer
Tuesday 12th June	Radio Manchester	Emlyn Jones, FNF Chair, Wirral
Tuesday 12th June	Meeting with Richard D’Souza, Child Maintenance Redesign Programme, DWP	Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative John Baker, FNF Chair	Strategy and Stakeholder Team meeting attended by FNF to put forward members' views
Sunday 10th June	The Politics Show, East Midlands	Neil Wilson, Nottingham Branch Media Representative	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.
Friday 8th June	Meeting with NSPCC	Jon Davies, CEO Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	Meeting with Mary Marsh (CEO), Chris Cloke (Head of Child Protection and Awareness), and Wes Cuell (Director of Services for Children and Young People)
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
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, McKenzie Editor & Communications Officer	BBC Radio Nottingham Central Radio Scotland
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, Trustee & Media Representative	BBC Radio Cambridge
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, Lobbyist & Media Representative	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
Tuesday 5th June	Meeting with Anne McIntosh, MP	Jon Davies, CEO Craig Pickering, Lobbyist & Media Representative Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer	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. Anne McIntosh was receptive to FNF's views and acknowledgement that the environment is changing and policy needs to reflect this.
Friday 25th May	Meeting with Claire Etches, Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office	Jon Davies, CEO Georgina Brereton, Policy & Information Officer
Thursday 24th May	Talk given to Lewes Child Contact Centre	Shane Clancy, Brighton Branch Treasurer	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.
Thursday 24th May	Children and Young People’s Services Annual Conference 2007	Jon Davies, CEO	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.
Wednesday 23rd May	Meeting with Ministry of Justice	John Baker, FNF Chair	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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