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Written question asked by Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 March 2023. It was answered by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Family Courts

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of child residency decisions made in family courts in each of the last five years that have been based on findings by the court that parental alienation has taken place.

Answer

Incidences of children who have been moved from one parental residence to another, as a result of parental alienation or alienating behaviours are not recorded centrally. Such information can only be obtained from individual case files at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
153996
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Family courts Residence orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk