Former Family President appointed Patron of Family Rights Group

Sir Andrew joins the charity alongside its existing Patron, the Rt Hon Alan Johnson.

His appointment forms part of a governance transition for the organisation, whose mission is to ensure that the child welfare and family justice system supports children to live safely and thrive within their family, while strengthening the family and community ties of those children who cannot live at home.

The charity continues to pioneer practices such as family group conferences and recently secured legislative changes for children, families and kinship carers, alongside servicing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kinship Care.

Sir Andrew McFarlane said: “The manner in which high-quality social work and legal knowledge and extensive experience from parents and children come together within Family Rights Group, mark it out within Family Justice as a unique and most valuable resource and voice. I have long supported the work of the Family Rights Group. I am honoured and excited in equal measure to become a Patron of such an excellent organisation.”