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Find Support
Independent support for families navigating legal and social care processes.
McKenzie Friends
May offer moral support, take notes, help organise documents and quietly give advice, subject to court directions. No automatic right to address the court or conduct litigation.
Family advocates
May assist with communication, meetings, evidence organisation and understanding processes within lawful professional boundaries.
Choosing support
Check experience, fees, insurance, safeguarding arrangements, qualifications and complaints procedures.
Our public practitioner directory is in development. Contact us for more information.
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Membership
Choose a membership pathway aligned with your experience and role.
Bronze · Verified McKenzie Friend
From £69
Standalone membership. Verification required.
Silver · McKenzie Friend & Trainee Family Advocate
From £79
Standalone membership. Verification required.
Gold · Verified Family Advocate & McKenzie Friend
£99
Standalone membership. Verification required.
Silver to Gold upgrade: £29 if eligible within the first year. All applications require review and approval. Online applications and payments are not yet active on this replacement site.
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Professional Standards
Promoting transparency, safeguarding and ethical professional practice.
Honesty and integrity
Accurate descriptions of qualifications, experience, services, fees and professional status.
Safeguarding
Appropriate safeguarding awareness, escalation and respect for children and vulnerable adults.
Confidentiality and data protection
Lawful and secure handling of sensitive family information.
Professional boundaries
Respect for reserved legal activities and the limits of McKenzie Friend assistance.
Complaints and accountability
Clear terms, accessible complaints processes and fair treatment.
Continuing competence
Reflective practice, learning and appropriate referral when a matter is outside competence.
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News & Learning
Professional development programmes and learning resources.
Professional McKenzie Friend Training
16 modules · approximately 9 hours
£99
Includes Bronze membership subject to verification.
Family Advocate — Level 3 Programme
18 modules · approximately 12 hours
£199
Includes Silver membership subject to verification.
Safeguarding Children & Adults
12 modules with knowledge checks.
UK GDPR & Data Protection
12 modules with knowledge checks.
Course checkout, lessons, assessments, tracking and certificates are not yet migrated. FAMFS programmes are not Ofqual-regulated qualifications and do not confer reserved legal rights.
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Newsletter Library
FAMFS publications and professional updates.
Winter 2026
Full newsletter PDF will be published when the existing editions are transferred.
Spring 2026
Full newsletter PDF will be published when the existing editions are transferred.
Summer 2026
Full newsletter PDF will be published when the existing editions are transferred.
Autumn 2026
Full newsletter PDF will be published when the existing editions are transferred.
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Member Portal
A dedicated space for members and learners.
Member services are being rebuilt
Secure sign-in, member applications, training progress, assessments, admin review and certificates require a protected backend. These features are intentionally unavailable until rebuilt and tested.
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Family Support Fund
Our proposed initiative to improve access to family support.
Planned support fund
FAMFS intends to support a fund from society profits. Eligibility, availability and application criteria will be announced when established. FAMFS is not a registered charity.
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Annual Awards
Recognising ethical, compassionate and committed professional practice.
Celebrating excellence
Categories, judging criteria and nomination dates will be published once confirmed.
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About FAMFS
The Family Advocate and McKenzie Friend Society.
Our mission
Supporting Families. Raising Standards. Together.
Our role
An independent professional membership society promoting responsible practice and development.
Our limits
We are not a statutory regulator, law firm or provider of automatic court rights.