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Custody

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 29532

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of child custody disputes resulted in custody being awarded to the father in the latest year for which figures are available.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service does not centrally hold this data, this could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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