Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 7764

Children: Guardianship

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)Walthamstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children for whom no living parent was identified were allocated a legal guardian in each of the last five years.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of special guardianship orders, however, information held centrally does not include whether the application was granted due to the child having no living parent. This information may be held on court r...

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