Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87077

Children: Custody

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the handling of child custody cases through non-court processes.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Ministry of Justice continues to develop its understanding of how non-court processes support families to resolve post-separation issues, such as child arrangements.Evidence from the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme suggests that these approaches can h...

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