Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 19820

Custody: Homosexuality

Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 27 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Rachel Taylor

LabourNorth Warwickshire and Bedworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to issue an official apology on behalf of the Government to lesbian mothers who had their custody rights affected between the 1970s and 1990s because of their sexuality.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
I have been very saddened to hear accounts from lesbian mothers who have said that their custody rights in earlier decades were affected by their sexuality.The government is committed to ensuring equality and fairness in today’s justice system.The legal f...

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