United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97031
Family Proceedings: Legal Representation
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3 December 2025
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10 December 2025 · Answer
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10 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court cases the father acted as a litigant in person due to lack of access to (a) legal aid and (b) representation in each of the last five years.
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3 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court cases the father acted as a litigant in person due to lack of access to (a) legal aid and (b) representation in each of the last five years.
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10 December 2025
Answer
It is not possible to identify from the data whether the mother or father was represented during proceedings. However, representation can be broken down by applicant and respondent, and this information is published in the Family Court Statistics Quarterl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/97031
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1860034
- uk · wq-1860034 · source updated 10 December 2025