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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to courts regarding the issuance of Parenting Orders for parents of repeat youth offenders.

Asked by
Shivani Raja (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 September 2026
Reference
22411
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of parental order applications for surrogate born babies made by single men in the courts of England and Wales since 2019 on safeguarding risks.

Asked by
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
16946
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the proposed expansion of Parenting Orders will include the introduction of additional powers for courts.

Asked by
Andrew Snowden (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 May 2026
Reference
2336
House
House of Commons

Lords statement on the youth justice system in England and Wales.

Lead member
Baroness Levitt
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Ministerial statements
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 cc417-431
House
House of Lords

My Lords, we on these Benches welcome any measures that genuinely and effectively prevent young people falling into a life of crime. Every young person diverted away from violence and offending is welcome. The continued reduction in the number of children held in custody is welcome. The fall from around...

Member
Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 cc419-422
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the success in reducing the number of children in custody has been a great achievement, and we should still be concentrating on further bringing down that number. That success has been largely achieved through the work of the Youth Justice Board, in which my noble friend Lord McNally...

Member
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 cc421-3
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, and the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for the points they have made on this important issue. I will turn to the specifics of some of them towards the end of this short address.

On Monday, the Deputy Prime Minister set...

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 cc423-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, can my noble kinswoman the Minister confirm that the Government reject the miserably pessimistic and defeatist view of the youth justice system expressed by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen? Will she confirm that a key aim of the plan with which she is dealing today must...

Member
Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c424
House
House of Lords

My Lords, we are taking decisive action to drive up performance in relation to the youth custody estate. The Deputy Prime Minister chairs a newly established performance taskforce to hold the system to account. It seeks very detailed information on what happens to children in custody, which includes things such...

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c424
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the Statement refers to the Southport murders and the lack of co-ordination between the appropriate authorities. Does the Minister accept that, when a review or inquiry is commissioned, the terms of reference should provide for the explicit incorporation of a mechanism for reviewing and monitoring the implementation of...

Member
Viscount Hailsham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c424
House
House of Lords

That is an interesting idea. I do not think I am going to commit to it today, but I will certainly bear it in mind.

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c426
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the YJB is one of the great successes of government over the last 25 years and a great credit to those involved. I do not think the time is wrong for a thorough review of youth justice. As the Minister indicated, there is a whole range of new...

Member
Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c426
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I pay tribute of course to the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and the Youth Justice Board, which deserves to be congratulated for the work it has done over the last 20 years in relation to reducing youth crime. We have no intention of abolishing the Youth Justice Board....

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c426
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I welcome the publication of the youth justice system reform and delivery plan. In particular, I welcome the announcement of an expanded and clearly defined role for the Welsh Government, in recognition of the fact that the context has changed considerably in Wales since the current arrangements were...

Member
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c426
House
House of Lords

I thank the noble Baroness for her question. In March, we committed to devolving youth, remand and turnaround funding to the Welsh Government for 2027 and 2028. This is part of a broader commitment, as the noble Baroness knows, between the UK and the Welsh Government to establish a clearer...

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c427
House
House of Lords

Does the Minister recognise that the Youth Justice Board was a jewel in the crown of the 1997 Labour Government, dramatically reducing the number of young people in the juvenile secure estate while reducing youth offending and recidivism? Does she also recognise that the powers and responsibilities given to the...

Member
Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c427
House
House of Lords

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I think he and I are looking forward to speaking to each other about this tomorrow, as I shall be answering a Question on pretty much the same subject. I repeat that there is no intention to abolish the Youth...

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c427
House
House of Lords

My Lords, we welcome the focus on reducing youth crime, but I would like to ask a question. The Minister detailed a 25% reduction in the number of children who are held on remand. Where did this figure come from? If that number is reduced arbitrarily, that pain will be...

Member
Lord Bailey of Paddington (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 cc427-8
House
House of Lords

The noble Lord makes two points, and I will do my best to answer them. As far as 25% fewer children on remand is concerned, that is not a number that we will take out on an arbitrary basis. It is a target. We are aiming to reduce by 25%...

Member
Baroness Levitt (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c428
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am disappointed by the somewhat discordant tone of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, with respect to my noble and learned friend on the Front Bench, who made some sensible points. We all agree that children should not be warehoused through crime academies, we all agree that they...

Member
Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 May 2026
Reference
856 c428
House
House of Lords