“To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church has made on the review of lessons learned at Holy Trinity Church, Wingate.”
Asked by
Grahame Morris
Answering Minister
the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards)
A report commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and published in 2023 found limited evidence of unaccredited child contact centres. Protocols make it clear that as part of family court proceedings, the judiciary and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service should refer families only to centres accredited by the National Association of Child Contact Centres. There are, however, clearly issues with the sector, in terms of cost and accessibility, and we will always seek to improve it.