Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department has made toward publishing the results of the urgent review into the presumption of parental involvement.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The previous Government announced the Review into the Presumption of Parental Involvement in November 2020, following the recommendation of the Harm Panel Report. Research into the courts’ application of the presumption was commissioned and carried out, however the outcome of the Review was not published before the 2024 general election was announced.

The Government is committed to improving outcomes for all children and families involved in the family courts. Ministers are considering the evidence gathered and the Government's response will be published in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the conclusions of his Department's review of the presumption of parental involvement will be published.

Answered by Sarah Dines

Work on the research underpinning the review of the presumption of parental involvement, which includes a literature review, a qualitative research project and a case file analysis, is underway and is due to be completed by the end of December 2022. The outcome of the review will be published in due course following the completion of the research.

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