Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88247
Family Courts: Expert Evidence
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to review the outcomes of Family Court cases where experts unregulated by the Health and Care Professions Council were used; and to ensure that children removed from their mother
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThe Government does not recognise the concept of “parental alienation” syndrome and does not think it is capable of diagnosis. Having reviewed relevant family court judgments and published guidance by various organisations, the Government recognises that ...
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