Ms Siobhan Greene:

Barnardos would really welcome the plans for the reform of the family court. We believe they are badly needed in relation to changing the system. The environment and structure is a key part of that.

To go back to a point I made in my opening statement, the question is how to create a trauma-informed approach. A key aspect of that is making people feel safe, and the way to do that is to make sure the environment feels predictable and safe for people. The court building is a key part of that but there are many other aspects of the courts system that need to be reformed as well, including things like being less adversarial and having processes in which people can engage. There are barriers to people's engagement and we need to work together to disassemble them. The reform programme is an opportunity to do that. We welcome it and are optimistic about it.