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Debate between Kate Kniveton and Mike Freer
Tuesday 21st February 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kate Kniveton Portrait Kate  Kniveton  (Burton)  (Con)
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T5.   The Government have been reviewing the presumption of parental involvement in family courts for some time. Given that when this presumption is applied, it can put a child at risk of harm from an abusive parent, can I urge my right hon. Friend to publish that review as soon as possible?

Mike Freer Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mike Freer)
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I am aware that this is an incredibly sensitive issue, and one that the Government want to get right. I can reassure my hon. Friend that the Government will be publishing the response to that review very soon—as soon as we can do so.

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