PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Family Law (1 July 2015)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases have cited the Human Rights Act 1998 since that Act came into effect.

Asked by:
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)

Answer

Applications to the Family Court are made and recorded by reference to the relevant provision in family law. Details of how many family law cases specifically cited the Human Rights Act 1998 since it came into force could only be obtained by manually checking every case file at disproportionate cost.


Answered by:
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
6 July 2015

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