Written questions

Family Courts: Access

2026-05-18 · Ministry of Justice · 2960 · Official question

Mr Will Forster

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership's report entitled Child Safeguarding Practice Review: Sara Sharif, published on 13 November 2025, whether his Department plans to review the accessibilit

Answer

What happened to Sara Sharif was a tragedy. Whilst Sara’s father and stepmother are rightly serving life sentences for their appalling crimes, it is clear that our response must not stop there.We recognise the challenges raised by the Local Child Safeguar...