Review timing of child contact centre referrals at family court
Review the need for early intervention through contact centres at the point when court applications are made. We think this could help ensure children maintain relationships with both parents while legal processes are ongoing.
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Require review hearings for all Child Arrangements Orders
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Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings
Any meetings (wherever they happen), emails, phone calls and court hearings involving the parties to Family Court proceedings and court staff, judges or officers of the court such as CAFCASS staff or other professionals who are required to give expert evidence, should be recorded and retained.
Urgent review of CPS decision making for domestic abuse and coercive control
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Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police
When the family court makes findings of Emotional Abuse (EA) and/or Coercive Control (CC), but the findings not accepted by perpetrators, these cases should be automatically referred to the police for further investigation. This should not be incumbent upon the victims/survivors.
Review Child Maintenance Service to disincentivise parents withholding custody
We think the Child Maintenance Service should be reviewed and reformed to prevent situations where a parent refuses to allow 50/50 etc custody of a child because they will lose payments.
Review timing of child contact centre referrals at family court
Review the need for early intervention through contact centres at the point when court applications are made. We think this could help ensure children maintain relationships with both parents while legal processes are ongoing.
React
Where do you stand on this motion?
See what others are saying
Members can read every reason.
Similar motions
Require review hearings for all Child Arrangements Orders
Legislate to require all Child Arrangements Orders to be subject to compulsory, automatic review hearings in the family court, for example at three-month and six-month intervals, with an expectation that both parents adhere to and engage with the process by law.
Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings
Any meetings (wherever they happen), emails, phone calls and court hearings involving the parties to Family Court proceedings and court staff, judges or officers of the court such as CAFCASS staff or other professionals who are required to give expert evidence, should be recorded and retained.
Urgent review of CPS decision making for domestic abuse and coercive control
We call on the Government to urgently review CPS investigations and charging decisions in domestic abuse and coercive control cases, to ensure the law is being applied correctly and all forms of abuse are taken seriously, not just extreme physical violence.
Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police
When the family court makes findings of Emotional Abuse (EA) and/or Coercive Control (CC), but the findings not accepted by perpetrators, these cases should be automatically referred to the police for further investigation. This should not be incumbent upon the victims/survivors.
Review Child Maintenance Service to disincentivise parents withholding custody
We think the Child Maintenance Service should be reviewed and reformed to prevent situations where a parent refuses to allow 50/50 etc custody of a child because they will lose payments.