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Family Courts: Appeals

Asked by Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99023

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the right of appeal escalatory route from the Family Court judges to the High Court on judicial oversight accountability.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Government has no plans to remove any rights of appeal route from family court judges to the High Court, nor has it made an assessment of the potential impact of such a change on judicial oversight and accountability.

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