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Questions in the House
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Annette Brooke MP (Mid Dorset & North Poole) To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, when she plans to bring into force those sections of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 which provide for more sanctions to be available to the courts when a contact order is not complied with. Click here for further information |
Harriet Harman: The Government expects that provisions in Part 1 of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 in relation to Family Assistance Orders and risk assessments will be implemented from October 2007. The timetable for the implementation of the remaining provisions of part 1 of the Act, including the provisions relating to the enforcement of contact orders, is currently under consideration. The Government will be making a written ministerial statement shortly outlining the timetable for implementation of the remaining provisions in Part 1 of the Act. |
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Annette Brooke MP (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many children do not have contact with a non-resident parent as a result of a resident parent refusing to comply with a court order requiring the child to spend time with their non-resident parent. Click here for further information
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Parmjit Dhanda: The requested information is not collected centrally. |
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How many contact orders go back to court? |
97 |
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How many people prosecuted for breaking orders? |
137 |