FAMILY COURTS (No. 2)

That this House notes the growing concerns over miscarriages of justice in family courts in cases where children have been removed from families and adopted; believes that financial payments to social services authorities to meet adoption targets introduce an unacceptable, perverse incentive in complex cases; further notes that cases are heard and decided in secret without any public scrutiny; notes that the Government brought forward proposals last year to open up family courts; regrets that the Government has announced that it will not now proceed with these proposals; and calls for a public inquiry to examine the system in its entirety and to make recommendations for reform so as to secure the best interests of children and justice for innocent parents.