<p>Supporting Fathers </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 3:03 pm on 28 June 2017.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 3:03, 28 June 2017

Yes, of course, and I think the Member is right to raise this issue. Look, we absolutely get that parental alienation is a factor in the determination of the success of a young person or a family unit, and we recognise that happens on both sides, of mothers and of fathers as well. I am confident that the Families First and Flying Start organisations have the capacity to recognise this and deal with this appropriately. What I would say is that this is a very complex piece of delivery in terms of social intervention with individuals who are in crisis. But I am confident that my teams, including Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service Cymru, have the ability to deal with this successfully.