Justice Committee - Fourth Report
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 December 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

Lessons learned

2  Data

3  Public law

Timetabling and delay

26 week time limit

Interim Care and Supervision Orders

Experts

Judicial scrutiny of care plans

4  Private law

Mediation

Parental time arrangements

Child Arrangements Order

Shared parenting

Divorce

5  Schedule of draft clauses with our proposed revisions

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Written Evidence

Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence

Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence (PDF)

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Prepared 14 December 2012