Question reference: S3W-07474
- 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 make, or has considered making, non-judicial mediation procedures compulsory in cases of family breakdown.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentis committed to delivering effective support for families experiencing breakdown.Mediation is a key part of the family support sector and is appropriate where bothparties are willing to participate. We do not believe that compulsion for familiesalready under pressure arising from the family breakdown would yield successfuloutcomes.