Question follow-through · 68234
Family Courts: Legal Representation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to support people with Family Court cases who are unable to afford legal representation but are not eligible for legal aid.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to support people with Family Court cases who are unable to afford legal representation but are not eligible for legal aid.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government is already taking steps to ensure that financial hardship does not prevent parents from engaging with the family court system. To support access to justice, the Help with Fees scheme provides full or partial remission of court and tribunal ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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