Justice written question – answered at on 8 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will reform the family court system to reduce the extent to which women participating in proceedings feel vulnerable and exposed.
The Government already has a number of provisions in place to help women who feel vulnerable or exposed in family proceedings.
The Revised Private Law Programme for proceedings under the Children Act 1989 requires the court to identify risks or allegations of harm at an early stage in residence and contact proceedings so that it can consider what action is required to safeguard the affected parties.
Under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996, a party can apply for a non-molestation order to deter someone from causing or threatening violence or molestation to the applicant or to any children.
Within the courts themselves, special measures such as separate secure waiting rooms, video links and facilities to screen witnesses from the accused are available to support vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses.
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