Life Mediation and the Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners’ that work for Life Mediation are not in a position to provide any reports or information for any legal proceedings or court of law, as designated by Section 10D of the shared Parental Responsibility Act 2006.

Any information obtained by the staff of Life Mediation in the course of contact with a client is confidential within professional, legal and ethical limits. However whilst the client’s right to confidentiality is upheld and respected there may also be circumstances when a Life Mediation staff member is required to breach confidentiality, such as:

  • Where there is some evidence of a clear or implied threat to life or safety, or there is a serious intent to harm self or others.
  • Where there is known or suspected child abuse.
 

There will be times that the Relationships or Marital Mediation Practitioner will share client information in a confidential setting for the purpose of supervision to make the appropriate decisions regarding that particular relationship and/or family.

Any session entered is for the purpose of support, in relation to the client’s current situation. Should there be any disclosures of abuse, threat of abuse, direct evidence of violence or threats of harm to self or others, the Relationships or Marital Mediation Practitioner may act, out of duty of care, to report this to the appropriate authorities.