Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 127351

Domestic Abuse: Family Courts

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of average waiting times for fact-finding hearings in the family courts; and what steps he is taking to reduce those waiting times.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

This Government is committed to improving the performance of the Family Courts, and the Family Justice Board has agreed system-wide priorities and targets for reducing delay across England and Wales. While we do not have specific figures for the timelines...

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