Written questions

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...