Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 123172

Family Courts

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for family court cases.

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. The latest published data shows a reduction in the nati...

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