Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87526

Custody

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for fathers seeking access to their children through the family courts after a separation.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice holds data on child arrangements that might help answer the questions relating to:The number of custody arrangements ordered by family courts that resulted in the father being granted equal or majority care of the child in the last...

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