Question follow-through · 88247
Family Courts: Expert Evidence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to review the outcomes of Family Court cases where experts unregulated by the Health and Care Professions Council were used; and to ensure that children removed from their mother
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to review the outcomes of Family Court cases where experts unregulated by the Health and Care Professions Council were used; and to ensure that children removed from their mother
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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17 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government does not recognise the concept of “parental alienation” syndrome and does not think it is capable of diagnosis. Having reviewed relevant family court judgments and published guidance by various organisations, the Government recognises that ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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