Member

Given this, my noble friends and I do not really understand how placing these new requirements under Amendment 120 on to the already overburdened shoulders of the family judiciary is either helpful or indeed realistic. Our concern is exacerbated because, without access to the Government’s assessment of the Bill’s impacts on time in the family court system, we cannot know for certain—yet Parliament is being asked to legislate regardless. I struggle to see how that is meant to engender faith either in your Lordships’ House or indeed the parliamentary system. Surely, this illustrates once again the inappropriateness of a Private Member’s Bill for such a complex and momentous piece of legislation.