Question follow-through · 33616
Child Arrangements Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to victims of (a) coercive control and (b) other abuse when family courts do not enforce child custody arrangements.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to victims of (a) coercive control and (b) other abuse when family courts do not enforce child custody arrangements.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2025
Answer published
A Child Arrangement Order may be made by the family court to specify whom a child should live with, spend time with or otherwise have contact with.If the court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has failed to comply with a Child Arrangemen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisoners' Release: Curfews
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Domestic Abuse: Courts
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in delivering Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts across England and Wales.