Question follow-through · 19569
Children: Separated People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department has reviewed international evidence on shared parenting arrangements following parental separation and the potential implications for family justice policy in England and Wales.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department has reviewed international evidence on shared parenting arrangements following parental separation and the potential implications for family justice policy in England and Wales.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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2 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government has not undertaken a specific review of international evidence on shared parenting arrangements.Decisions about whom a child is to live with or spend time with are based on the child’s best interests and the individual circumstances of each...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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