Moved by
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
14: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—
“Maintenance of rights in the area of family law
(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, a Minister of the Crown must publish a report outlining the ways in which the rights afforded by EU family law continue to exist in domestic law.
(2) The report provided for under subsection (1) must include—
(a) the steps, if any, taken by Ministers of the Crown to negotiate the continuation of reciprocal arrangements between the United Kingdom and member States in the field of family law;
(b) the nature and duration of these reciprocal arrangements, if such arrangements have been successfully negotiated; and
(c) a declaration from the Minister of the Crown outlining whether, in their view, the rights of individuals in the area of family law have been weakened.
(3) The Minister of the Crown must lay the report before both Houses of Parliament.”