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To ask His Majesty's Government how many transfers of residency orders have been issued by family courts in the past two years; and of those, (1) how many were issued following findings or allegations of parental alienation, and (2) how many were made in favour of a parent previously accused of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many transfers of residency orders have been issued by family courts in the past two years; and of those, (1) how many were issued following findings or allegations of parental alienation, and (2) how many were made in favour of a parent previously accused of...
Transfers of residency orders, incidences of findings of child sexual abuse in private law proceedings, and cases involving allegations of parental alienation or alienating behaviours are not recorded centrally. Such information could only be obtained by analysis of individual case files at disproportionate costs.
Regarding the term “parental alienation”: as part of his judgment in the case of Re C, the President of the Family Division outlined that most family judges regard the label of “parental alienation”, and the idea that it “may be a diagnosable syndrome” as being “unhelpful”. He noted that instead the courts should focus on identifying any specific “alienating behaviours”.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that experts who are called to instruct family court cases involving child residency are suitably (a) qualified and (b) regulated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that experts who are called to instruct family court cases involving child residency are suitably (a) qualified and (b) regulated.
It is a matter for the judiciary to determine which experts may be instructed to provide evidence in family law proceedings.
Section 13 of the Children and Families Act 2014 makes provision in relation to the control of expert evidence in children proceedings. In addition, Practice Direction 25B sets out a duty on experts to comply with 11 specified standards, including evidencing their relevant experience which must be sufficient for the issues raised in the concerned case and a requirement to be up to date with continuing professional development appropriate to their discipline and expertise. If the expert’s area is regulated by a UK statutory body, they must confirm possession of a current licence to practice or equivalent. If the area is not regulated, then they must demonstrate appropriate qualifications and/or registration with a relevant professional body.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) number of applications (i) made and (ii) granted for the enforcement of existing section 8 orders in the country courts; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) number of applications (i) made and (ii) granted for the enforcement of existing section 8 orders in the country courts; and if he will make a statement.
We do not hold data on the specific costs of enforcement cases. Data modelling undertaken by the Department in 2014 estimated the average cost for issuing all types of private law Children proceedings to be £270 and was published in https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/court-fees-proposals-for-reform/supporting_documents/courtfeesconsultation.pdf
Information on the number of children who are the subject of applications and orders for enforcement in private law Children Act proceedings is published in Tables 3 and 4 of Family Court Statistics Quarterly available from www.gov.uk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in what proportion of all cases heard in family courts where both the mother and father sought custody of their children the residence order was awarded to (a) the mother, (b) the father and (c) jointly to both the mother and father...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in what proportion of all cases heard in family courts where both the mother and father sought custody of their children the residence order was awarded to (a) the mother, (b) the father and (c) jointly to both the mother and father...
The information held on the departmental database on family cases does not record details of the orders given, such as which party or parties were awarded the order. The information requested can only be obtained through the inspection of individual files at disproportionate cost.
I. Letter dated 07/10/2013 from Lord McNally to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones regarding the Children and Families Bill, Part 2 Family Justice provisions. 1 p. II. Note on the operation of clause 11 (Parental Involvement). 3 p. III. Children and Families Bill: Family Justice. Note from the Department for Education and Ministry of Justice – October 2013. 5 p.
I. Letter dated 07/10/2013 from Lord McNally to Baroness Hughes and Baroness Jones regarding the Children and Families Bill, Part 2 Family Justice provisions. 1 p. II. Note on the operation of clause 11 (Parental Involvement). 3 p. III. Children and Families Bill: Family Justice. Note from the Department for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (a) how many residence orders have been made to a non-parent in relation to a child and (b) how many such children were previously in the care system in (i) 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 and (ii) each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (a) how many residence orders have been made to a non-parent in relation to a child and (b) how many such children were previously in the care system in (i) 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 and (ii) each of the...
[holding answer 26 March 2013]: The current family court data collection system has a facility to collect data on the applicant and the respondent's relationship to the child in residence cases, but the system does not record information on who is named in the resulting court order. It is therefore not possible to tell how many residence orders in relation to children have been made which name a non-parent.
In England, a total of 7,290 children have ceased to be looked after between 2006 and 2012 due to the granting of a residence order. The following table gives the regional breakdown of looked after children who have ceased to be looked after due to the granting of a residence order for these years. This information covers England only; information relating to Wales can be found on the Welsh Government website.
However, it is not possible to identify how many of these children were subject to a residence order which names a non-parent.
| Children
who ceased to be looked after during the years ending 31 March due to
the granting of a residence order1,2,3,4;
years ending 31 March 2006 to 2012, coverage:
England | |||||||
| Number
of children who ceased to be looked after due to the granting of a
residence
order | |||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| England | 930 | 1030 | 910 | 930 | 1010 | 1190 | 1290 |
| North
East | 90 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 120 | 120 |
| North
West | 120 | 200 | 170 | 160 | 200 | 240 | 230 |
| Yorkshire
and The
Humber | 110 | 120 | 100 | 100 | 140 | 140 | 170 |
| East
Midlands | 40 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 100 | 90 |
| West
Midlands | 120 | 140 | 120 | 120 | 140 | 170 | 150 |
| East
of
England | 80 | 50 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 100 | 110 |
| London | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 130 | 120 | 180 |
| South
East | 80 | 130 | 100 | 140 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
| South
West | 100 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 |
| 1
Only the last occasion on which a child ceased to be looked after in
the year has been
counted. 2 Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements. 3 Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 4 Information on residence orders was collected for the first time in 2006. Source: SSDA903 |
SI 2011/1329. With an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Coming into force 18 June 2011. (L.10)
SI 2011/1329. With an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Coming into force 18 June 2011. (L.10)
Committee stage first sitting (morning). Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 4 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to.
Committee stage first sitting (morning). Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 4 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to.
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Jonathan Djanogly) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for State for Children and Families (Tim Loughton) and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about our plans for a...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Jonathan Djanogly) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for State for Children and Families (Tim Loughton) and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about our plans for a...
My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the Minister with responsibility for children and families, the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) and I wish to make the following statement to the House about our plans for a comprehensive review of the family justice system....
My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the Minister with responsibility for children and families, the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) and I wish to make the following statement to the House about our plans for a comprehensive review of the family justice system....
I. Call for evidence: Family Justice Review. Consultation paper. 11 p. II. Family Justice Review: terms of reference. 2 p.
I. Call for evidence: Family Justice Review. Consultation paper. 11 p. II. Family Justice Review: terms of reference. 2 p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) mothers and (b) fathers have applied for residency orders; and what proportion of these were successful in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) mothers and (b) fathers have applied for residency orders; and what proportion of these were successful in each of the last three years.
| Table 1: Applications for section 8 Residence Orders under the Children Act 1989 by mothers or fathers in private law cases in the High Court or County Court in England and Wales, 2007 to 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Law | ||||
| Mother | Father | Other relationship, or no information recorded | Total residence orders applied for | |
| 2007 | 12,597 | 13,276 | 4,003 | 29,876 |
| 2008 | 13,969 | 13,797 | 4,494 | 32,260 |
| 2009 | 15,456 | 14,637 | 4,515 | 34,608 |
| Table 2: Applications for section 8 Residence Orders under the Children Act 1989 by mothers or fathers in public law cases in the High Court or County Court in England and Wales, 2007 to 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Law | ||||
| Mother | Father | Other relationship, or no information recorded | Total residence orders applied for | |
| 2007 | 73 | 52 | 691 | 816 |
| 2008 | 53 | 26 | 440 | 519 |
| 2009 | 46 | 22 | 471 | 539 |
| Table 3: Section 8 Residence Orders made under the Children Act 1989 in the High Court or County Court in England and Wales, 2007 to 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Private Law | Public Law | |
| 2007 | 29,724 | 379 |
| 2008 | 32,650 | 514 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) each region and country of the UK were on (i) residence orders and (ii) guardianship orders (A) in each of the last five years and (B) at the latest date for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) each region and country of the UK were on (i) residence orders and (ii) guardianship orders (A) in each of the last five years and (B) at the latest date for which...
| Number of residence and special guardianship orders made, 2004 to June 2009 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court | Region | ||||||||
| Newcastle | London | Midlands | North East | North West | South East | South West | Wales | England and Wales | |
| Public Law | |||||||||
| Residence Orders | |||||||||
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,765 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,739 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,688 |
| 2007 | 95 | 333 | 263 | 818 | 353 | 421 | 292 | 107 | 2,587 |
| 2008 | 59 | 248 | 418 | 734 | 361 | 508 | 381 | 93 | 2,743 |
| January to June 2009 | 22 | 104 | 160 | 308 | 153 | 207 | 145 | 52 | 1,129 |
| Special Guardianship Orders | |||||||||
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 88 | 77 | 62 | 79 | 92 | 58 | 17 | 473 |
| 2007 | 24 | 99 | 100 | 136 | 148 | 116 | 85 | 40 | 724 |
| 2008 | 20 | 157 | 83 | 179 | 191 | 162 | 108 | 48 | 928 |
| January to June 2009 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 77 | 107 | 56 | 40 | 21 | 422 |
| Private Law | |||||||||
| Residence Orders | |||||||||
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,904 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,335 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23,185 |
| 2007 | 210 | 2,888 | 4,333 | 4,234 | 4,008 | 4,196 | 3,036 | 1,390 | 24,085 |
| 2008 | 195 | 2,882 | 4,571 | 4,510 | 3,831 | 4,385 | 3,128 | 1,619 | 24,926 |
| January to June 2009 | 58 | 1,285 | 2,358 | 2,174 | 2,018 | 2,204 | 1,600 | 708 | 12,347 |
| Special Guardianship Orders | |||||||||
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 158 |
| 2007 | 2 | 61 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 118 | 45 | 28 | 404 |
| 2008 | 17 | 72 | 68 | 51 | 88 | 127 | 64 | 37 | 507 |
| January to June 2009 | 7 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 44 | 82 | 34 | 33 | 334 |
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each order. More than one order may be made per child each year. | |||||||||
| 2. There have been data quality issues with figures for the family proceedings courts and a new method of data collection was introduced in April 2007 which has improved the level and accuracy of recording compared with previous year. For this reason regional and court level figures are not available pre 2007 and comparisons at a national level between pre and post 2007 figures should only be made with caution. | |||||||||
| 3. Figures are for special guardianship orders made in county and High Courts only. Separate figures for all family proceedings courts are not currently collected. Special guardianship orders came into force on 30 December 2005. | |||||||||
| 4. County court figures and figures for those family proceedings courts sharing administration with county courts are extracted from FamilyMan, a live system that is continually updated Therefore figures may differ slightly from those previously published. | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| HMCS FamilyMan system and manual returns. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) residency and (b) guardianship orders there were in force in each local authority social services area in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) residency and (b) guardianship orders there were in force in each local authority social services area in each of the last five years.
| Residence and Special Guardianship Orders for England and Wales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Law | Public Law | |||
| Residence | Special Guardianship | Residence | Special Guardianship | |
| 2007 | 23,703 | 451 | 2,529 | 1,096 |
| 2006 | 22,991 | 730 | 2,700 | 176 |
| 2005 | 26,253 | n/a | 2,580 | n/a |
| 2004 | 31,878 | n/a | 2,976 | n/a |
| 2003 | 31,966 | n/a | 2,866 | n/a |
| Note: | ||||
| These figures are for 'Orders made' not orders in force |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many applications for residence orders were made by grandparents in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many applications for residence orders were made by grandparents in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.
| Table 1: Relationship to child of applicants for Section 8 residence orders in England and Wales: County and High Courts applications made, including transfers, counted by child | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Total applications | 32,382 | 32,940 | 35,501 |
| Total applicant to child relationships | 33,956 | 34,681 | 37,227 |
| Total applications by grandparents | 3,194 | 3,464 | 3,893 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. The figures include transfers from other courts. | |||
| 2. Included in the figures are applications made in 2 different months. This may be because the case was transferred or because a second applicant made a counter application in a later month. Where this occurs the application will be counted twice in the total. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for residence orders were made during (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for residence orders were made during (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.
| Number of Section 8 residence applications made, by whether private or public law and tier of court, 2006 and 2007: England and Wales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Proceedings Courts¹ | County Courts² | High Courts | Total | |
| 2006 | ||||
| Public Law | 330 | 288 | 37 | 655 |
| Private Law | 4,300 | 28,802 | 313 | 33,415 |
| 2007 | ||||
| Public Law | 250 | 291 | 88 | 629 |
| Private Law | 5,100 | 29,514 | 210 | 34,824 |
| ¹ There have been data quality issues with figures for FPCs, and a new method of data collection was introduced in April 2007 which has improved the quality and level of recording on previous years. Pre April 2007, that are weighted estimates based on data from a subset of courts To reflect data uncertainty FPC figures have been rounded. | ||||
| ² Research undertaken on behalf of Ministry of Justice has identified that some cases that have transferred from the Family Proceedings Court to the County Court have been incorrectly recorded as new applications in the County Court, thus inflating the reported number of new applications through double counting (see Masson et al 2008) | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| HMCS FamilyMan system and manual returns |