AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change

The government has confirmed it wants to change the law in England and Wales so that children whose mothers and fathers have split up can have better contact with the parent they do not live with. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke told the Today programme that many people believed the courts often failed to ensure the rights of parents when one parent was denied access to their children by the other. "We're stating what I think is the view of most people, that both parents have rights and

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