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Custody

Commons · Question 87526 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for fathers seeking access to their children through the family courts after a separation.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 11 Nov 2025

The Ministry of Justice holds data on child arrangements that might help answer the questions relating to:The number of custody arrangements ordered by family courts that resulted in the father being granted equal or majority care of the child in the last...