Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97040

Courts: Information Sharing

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist to coordinate information between criminal courts and family courts.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: Protocol 2024 came into effect on 1 March 2024 and applies to the exchange of information and material between criminal and family agencies and jurisdictions.