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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...