Written questions

Separation: Family Hubs

Lords · Question HL3439 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 20 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Farmer

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in placing early advice for separating couples, before court and other legal proceedings, in family hubs.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 20 Dec 2024

Family hubs, where appropriate, should connect families going through parental separation to services and support locally to ensure outcomes for their children are front and centre when agreeing child arrangements. This is to help avoid the cost and poten...