Question follow-through · 19820
Custody: Homosexuality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to issue an official apology on behalf of the Government to lesbian mothers who had their custody rights affected between the 1970s and 1990s because of their sexuality.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 27 Dec 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to issue an official apology on behalf of the Government to lesbian mothers who had their custody rights affected between the 1970s and 1990s because of their sexuality.
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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27 Dec 2024
Answer published
I have been very saddened to hear accounts from lesbian mothers who have said that their custody rights in earlier decades were affected by their sexuality.The government is committed to ensuring equality and fairness in today’s justice system.The legal f...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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Wills: Proof of Identity
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to pilot (a) short video interviews, (b) biometric ID checks and (c) other live identity verification for the personal applications of wills.