Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 44769

Legal Representation

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases were (a) adjourned and (b) delayed due to no qualified legal representative being available in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Data on the number of family law cases involving cross-examination by litigants in person where there were allegations of abuse is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Data is not held on the number of qualified legal rep...

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