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Family Courts: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Pathfinder family court scheme being rolled out in (a) Wales, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Greater Manchester.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Pathfinder family court scheme being rolled out in (a) Wales, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Greater Manchester.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Pathfinder pilot started in February 2022 in Dorset and North Wales. It was expanded to Southeast Wales and Birmingham in 2024. On 3 February this year we announced it will start in Mid and West Wales on 3 March and in West Yorkshire on 3 June.Data pu...

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