New Clause 13
Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]
1:30 pm
Greg Pope (Hyndburn, Labour)
With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 17—Issue of written judgment relating to a court order in family proceedings—
‘(1) The 1989 Act is amended as follows.
(2) After section 8 insert—
“8A Issue of written judgment relating to a court order in family proceedings
(1) When issuing an order in any family proceedings a court shall issue a written judgment in respect of that order.
(2) No children under the age of 16 shall be identified by name in that judgment.
(3) A judgment issued under subsection (1) will be issued to all parties to proceedings.
(4) Parents of children in family proceedings who were party to those proceedings, may publish the judgment issued under subsection (1).
(5) Parents of children in family proceedings, who were party to those proceedings, may publish any other documents that are part of such proceedings on the condition that documents are redacted to remove the names of any children under 16.”’.
New clause 18—Family proceedings: evidence—
‘(1) The 1989 Act is amended as follows.
(2) After section 9 insert—
“9A Proceedings on orders with respect to children
(1) No order may be made in any family proceedings that shall prevent the provision of evidence to—
(a) the police,
(b) any regulatory body that the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.
(2) In the course of such proceedings it shall be lawful for any person—
(a) to provide evidence to the bodies specified in subsection (1),
(b) to assist any person in the provision of such evidence.
(3) In relation to any family proceedings held in private it shall be lawful for any person to provide any information relating to such proceedings to—
(a) a Member of Parliament,
(b) a Member of the Welsh Assembly,
(c) a Member of the European Parliament,
(d) such other persons as the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.
(4) In relation to any family proceedings held in private it shall be lawful for any person to provide any information relating to such proceedings to any other person for the purposes of obtaining advice, performing research or ensuring the enforcement of the law or regulatory procedures.”’.