Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87081

Children: Custody

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the approach to custody decisions in cases where a parent breaches a court order.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Department has not made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of child arrangements orders or of the approach to cases where a parent breaches a court order. However, the Government is committed to long-term reform of the family courts, working wit...

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