United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97036
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
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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, what assessment his Department has made of the financial equitableness when only one parent receives legal aid in family court proceedings.
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3 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial equitableness when only one parent receives legal aid in family court proceedings.
Source: Commons
10 December 2025
Answer
The eligibility for family legal aid does not discriminate as between Mothers and Fathers. In any case, the eligibility criteria apply equally to both.The legal aid framework was reformed by previous governments through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punis...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/97036
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1860040
- uk · wq-1860040 · source updated 10 December 2025