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<p>We are delivering a wide-ranging programme of activity to improve public awareness
and to make sure that advice agencies are providing the correct information about
family mediation. This includes being very clear that legal aid is still available
for mediation, and for legal support for mediation.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken action
to update and improve information on our own websites and Gov.UK and we have included
an article about mediation in the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) newsletter - aimed
at advisors - to clarify that legal aid does remain available for mediation.</p><p>
</p><p>We have also written to the mediation profession setting out some of the work
we are doing and we continue to work very closely with the Family Mediation Council
(FMC) to raise the profile of the court and that of the profession. This has principally
included funding and working with the FMC to develop an improved website which can
be used as a public signpost to mediation and information services, and developing
a marketing ‘toolkit' to support mediators in promoting their services to prospective
clients.</p><p> </p>
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