Family Proceedings
Commons · Question 3100 · 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, what mechanisms are currently used by his Department to ensure that private family law policy and guidance are evidence-based, representative of the wider population, and compliant with the Public Sector Equality
Answer
Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 28 May 2026
The Government recognises that the Family Courts must support all court users and that accurate demographic data is essential to that. That is why protected characteristics data, including data on ethnic group and religion, is routinely captured by the ne...