Children (Access to Parents) Bill
In progressCurrently at: 2nd reading in the Commons.
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Long title
A Bill to require courts, local authorities and other bodies, when determining or enforcing issues of residence and contact, to operate under the presumption that the rights of a child include the right to grow up knowing and having access to and contact with both of the parents involved in the residence or contact case concerned, unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated that such contact is not in the best interests of the child; to create an offence if a relevant body or person does not operate under or respect such a presumption; and for connected purposes
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
29 March 2011 – 29 March 2011
- 2nd reading· Commons
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 852.