Legal Representation
Commons · Question 44769 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
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
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 28 Apr 2025
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...