Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16621

Family Proceedings: Children

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Robbie Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access arrangements through the family justice system for children whose parents are no longer together; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that decis

Answer

Catherine Atkinson

Judicial decisions in proceedings in the family courts relating to child arrangements are a matter for the independent judiciary, applying the relevant law.The Government recognises the important role that both parents play in a child’s life where that in...

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