Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97042

Family Proceedings: Legal Representation

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Family Court system, particularly in cases where one parent is legally represented and the other is not.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Government does not record the number of litigants who were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation. The Ministry of Justice publish official statistics includes legal representation data in the following: Family_Court_Tabl...

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