Question follow-through · 906267
Child Arrangements Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of safeguards for preventing harm to children during court-ordered contact arrangements.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of safeguards for preventing harm to children during court-ordered contact arrangements.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
This Government has been clear – child safety during court-ordered contact is vital.The recently published review of court’s application of the presumption of parental involvement found a high incidence of ordered contact. In some instances, this could ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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