Family Courts: Custody
Commons · Question 2967 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the presumption of contact at the Family Court does not result in unsafe contact arrangements.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 5 Sep 2024
The welfare of a child must be the court’s paramount consideration when making decisions about a child’s life. This is known as the welfare principle. Prior to the application of the presumption of parental involvement, the court is legally obliged to ass...