United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39678
Family Courts: Children
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19 March 2025
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26 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children's voices are included in family court cases.
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19 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children's voices are included in family court cases.
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26 March 2025
Answer
When deciding an issue relating to the upbringing of a child, the child’s welfare must be the court’s paramount consideration. The court must have regard for the wishes and feelings of the child, considered in light of the child’s age and level of underst...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39678
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1786433
- uk · wq-1786433 · source updated 26 March 2025