# Barrister Lucy Reed on opening up the secretive family courts

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Podcast: [Bristol Unpacked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-unpacked-38853)
Published: 2025-02-24T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Lucy Reed is a barrister in the family courts, where separating couples hammer out child custody arrangements and where, in one of the most severe decisions the state can take, orders are made to take children into care, separating them from their families. On 27 January, journalists were for the first time allowed, with some restrictions, to report from any family court across England and Wales. Why is this a big deal? And with the system under pressure, why do so many kids get taken into care, and what needs to change? Lucy's blog Pink Tape Family Court Information

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