Domestic Abuse: Family Proceedings
Commons · Question 3045 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 127202, whether his Department has evaluated whether conclusions drawn from the evidence base underpinning the Cafcass harm review have been proportionate
Answer
Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 28 May 2026
The Government has no plans to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of the evidential basis underpinning the Harm Panel Report. The report was based on a call for evidence which received over 1200 responses from individuals and organisations, as well a...