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Parenting Orders

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 128982

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Parental Orders were issued in 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on parental orders in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.

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