Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 39678
Family Courts: Children
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Question
Chris Bloore
Labour — Redditch
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children's voices are included in family court cases.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesWhen deciding an issue relating to the upbringing of a child, the child’s welfare must be the court’s paramount consideration. The court must have regard for the wishes and feelings of the child, considered in light of the child’s age and level of underst...
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