Domestic Abuse: Family Proceedings
2026-05-28 · Ministry of Justice · 5245 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he intends to widen the protections in PD12J to all domestic abuse cases.
Answer
The Government is committed to reforming the Family Court in order to better support victims and survivors of domestic abuse.Practice Direction 12J (PD12J) applies in private law children’s proceedings where the court is considering where a child should l...