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When we have had consultations we have always tried to leave a space for supporters to offer their opinion on how best we tackle these issues, if not through legislation.
Do you accept that there may be times when contact is not in the child’s best interests? Is that not a reason for maintaining the position that the courts should do what is in the child’s best interests and not what is in the best interests of whichever parent does not have co...
Secondly, we think that improvements are best delivered through cultural changes, and we are concerned—as are others—about the possibility of part 3 negating part 2.