Written questions

Non-molestation Orders

Commons · Question 5817 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Family Procedure Rules Committee has to formalise as a Practice Direction the substance of the President of the Family Division's Guidance on Non-Molestation Orders under the Family Law Act 1996.

Answer

Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 9 Jun 2026

In his leadership capacity as the Head of Family Justice, the President of the Family Division regularly issues guidance aimed at judiciary and practitioners within the family justice system, in order to promote consistent and effective practice in family...