Parental responsibility and disablement of young person

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Dear Her Majesty’s Courts and the Tribunals Service,

I am making this request under the Freedom of information

At what age is parental responsibility is brought to an end ?

Does this matter if the young person is disabled or not?

Are there any circumstances were parental responsibility can be extended passed 18 years?

Would it be reasonable for the Court and tribunal service to know the age of parental responsibility and the age at which parental responsibility ends ?

Yours faithfully,

H. Arley

HMCTS Customer Service (Correspondence), HM Courts and Tribunals Service

Dear H Arley

Thank you for your email of 29 May, which has been passed to this team of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to respond as the agency responsible for the administration of the courts in England and Wales. Your enquiry does not fall under the Freedom of Information regime and has been treated by the department as Official Correspondence.

It may be helpful if I explain that the Freedom of Information Act (2000) gives individuals and organisations the right of access to all types of recorded information held, at the time the request is received, by public authorities such as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Section 84 of the Act states that in order for a request for information to be handled as a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, it must be for recorded information. For example, a Freedom of Information request would be for a copy of a policy, rather than an explanation as to why we have that policy in place. On occasion, the Ministry of Justice receives requests that do not ask for recorded information, but ask more general questions about, for example, a policy, opinion or a decision.

I should explain that HMCTS administrative staff are not legally qualified and are unable to answer the questions you have raised. Some information is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/parental-rights-respo.... You may wish to seek independent advice about your situation. Advicenow provides clear, step-by-step, user-friendly practical guides relating to legal problems. Further information can be found at the address: www.advicenow.org.uk. Any Citizens Advice office provides free, confidential and impartial advice on a range of matters. You could also contact Civil Legal Advice on their telephone helpline on 0345 345 4345 or find more about the service they provide at www.gov.uk/civil-legal-advice.

Kind regards

Karen Hamilton
Customer Investigations Officer | HMCTS Customer Directorate

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