Question reference: S3W-07473
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 4 December 2007
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Current status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 12 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to create, or has considered creating, incentives to both parents to participate in non-judicial mediation procedures in cases of family breakdown.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentis committed to delivering effective support for families experiencing breakdownand has invested considerably in the family support sector. The incentive for parentsto participate in mediation is that it yields consensual outcomes on issues to beresolved on family breakdown. This is beneficial for the parents and children involvedand further incentives are not considered necessary.