Question follow-through · 84887

Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to legislate to protect the rights of children to communicate with (a) grandparents and (b) others members of extended family in cases where (i) one and (ii) both parents seek to prev

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 23 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 27 Oct 2025
Answer: 29 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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23 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to legislate to protect the rights of children to communicate with (a) grandparents and (b) others members of extended family in cases where (i) one and (ii) both parents seek to prev
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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29 Oct 2025
Answer published
I acknowledge and respect that grandparents and other extended family members often play an important role in children’s lives and can provide stability in families, particularly where parents are separating.Any contact with the child should always be in ...

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