A Bill to give grandparents rights of access to their grandchildren in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
1 May 2012
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The Grandparents (Access Rights) Bill would create a formal right for grandparents to have access to their grandchildren in defined circumstances. It sets out how such access can be arranged and enforced, with the aim of balancing a child’s welfare and parental rights with families’ needs for contact with grandparents. It would apply to situations where grandparents seek contact and where current arrangements are unclear or not working.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. Its earliest stage was the 1st reading in 2010-11, but no later stages are listed here.
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23 Nov 2010
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