Written questions

Children: Custody

Commons · Question 87081 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the approach to custody decisions in cases where a parent breaches a court order.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Nov 2025

The Department has not made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of child arrangements orders or of the approach to cases where a parent breaches a court order. However, the Government is committed to long-term reform of the family courts, working wit...