Family Proceedings: Expert Evidence
Commons · Question 89620 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the level of remuneration for expert witnesses in family cases.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 17 Nov 2025
Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive review of civil legal aid. This included family legal aid. The evidence from the review indicated that the housing and debt, and immigration and asylum sectors face par...