Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 19154

Child Arrangements Orders: Judges

Tabled: 10 December 2024

Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing specialist family judges to determine all child arrangement orders.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice and HMCTS do not collect data on the number or outcome of applications for Child Arrangement Orders heard by magistrates in the family courts.When sitting in the family courts, magistrates are supported by legal advisers who are qu...

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