Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 71314

Family Courts: Standards

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for family court proceedings.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Good progress is being made to reduce waiting times in the family court. In public law, average case duration was 33 weeks as at the end of May 2025, which is a four-week reduction since May 2024. In private law, the average case duration in was 38 weeks ...

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