§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what statistics are collected by his Department on evidence of domestic violence in reports prepared by social workers for courts considering issuing child contact orders. [119576]
§ Mr. HuttonI have been asked to reply.
Reports on evidence of domestic violence would be prepared by court welfare officers, social workers and other relevant staff at the direction of the judge considering applications for child contact orders. As such, the reports would be documents of the court, and therefore not routinely available (unless at the judge's discretion) for wider circulation or statistical analysis.