The interests of the child should be paramount—that was written into the Children Act 1989, many years ago—but there seems to have been a clear failure of that policy. Allegations of parental alienation often cause great distress not just for the parent, but for the child at the centre of the case. Does my hon. Friend agree that in cases such as the one she describes, CAFCASS needs to return to focusing on the paramount interests of the child?
Family Court Reform and CAFCASS
Proceeding contribution from
Bambos Charalambous
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
It occurred during Debate on Family Court Reform and CAFCASS.
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