Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Monday, 24 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 January 2022 (named day). It was answered by Tom Pursglove (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 January 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Children: Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the time taken to publish the Child protection at heart of courts review on children living with a parent who is a known perpetrator of domestic abuse.

Answer: Work is underway on the review into the presumption of parental involvement in private law proceedings. The review is focused on the application of the presumption, and the statutory exception, in cases where there is evidence to suggest that parental involvement will put the child at risk of harm. Covid-19 has led to delays in the commissioning and delivery of the literature review, qualitative research project, and judgment analysis. All three strands are now on track to complete by the end of the year.

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