Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 19820
Custody: Homosexuality
Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 27 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Rachel Taylor
Labour — North 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-JonesI 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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