Parental responsibility in England and Wales
An overview of parental responsibility in England and Wales, including how it is gained and lost.
Report on the House of Commons second reading and Bill committee stages of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill (HL) 2008-09. It complements Research Paper 09/78 prepared for Commons second reading. The Bill received cross-party support in Second Reading Committee and there was no debate in Public Bill Committee.
Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [HL]: Committee stage report (82 KB , PDF)
Report on the House of Commons second reading and Bill committee stages of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill (HL) 2008-09. It complements Research Paper 09/78 prepared for Commons second reading. The Bill received cross-party support in Second Reading Committee and there was no debate in Public Bill Committee.
Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [HL]: Committee stage report (82 KB , PDF)
An overview of parental responsibility in England and Wales, including how it is gained and lost.
Statistics on fees in a child maintenance application, and the enforcement steps taken when child maintenance is not paid on time or in full.
Strategic litigation against public participation aims to use litigation to prevent the publication of information about wrongdoing. The House of Commons will consider a Private Member's Bill aimed at curtailing this practice on 23 February.