Family Proceedings — Written Question

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to commission an independent review of training for (a) family court judges, (b) Cafcass officers and (c) expert witnesses on (i) coercive control, (ii) post-separation abuse and (i

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Government currently has no plans to commission an independent review of training for family court judges, Cafcass officers and expert witnesses.The judiciary is independent of the Government; under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lady Chief J...

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