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Family Proceedings

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 7 March 2025UIN 34249

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of (a) how often family court proceedings are delayed on the day of the hearing and (b) the reason for those delays.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service does not currently hold this data but a pilot of digital reforms in the family court is due to be rolled out later this year for private law proceedings and data on delays to court hearings will then be available.

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