Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 89620

Family Proceedings: Expert Evidence

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the level of remuneration for expert witnesses in family cases.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive review of civil legal aid. This included family legal aid. The evidence from the review indicated that the housing and debt, and immigration and asylum sectors face par...

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