Member

I would argue—but there are greater experts in the Chamber than me—that we need our judges and Cafcass officers to be skilled in assessing risk and balancing the considerations that affect the safety of the child. I worry that if we start to try to manage different specific situations via primary legislation, we may constrain their discretion, which we need to work so well. The focus on the welfare of the child being paramount is crystal clear, and the family court is focused and needs to stay focused on that.