The following witnesses gave evidence. Those marked * gave oral evidence.

Association of District Judges*

Barnardo's

Ms T Boo

Both Parents Forever*

British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)

Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Mrs Justice Bracewell*

Campbell Chambers Solicitors

Centre for Research on the Child and Family, University of East Anglia

Centre for the Study of Safety and Well-being, University of Warwick

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)*

Children's Rights Alliance

Claimants in the Judicial Review case of R (Charlton Thomson and others) v Minister of State for Children

Criminal Law Solicitors' Association

Mr Philip Else

Families Need Fathers*

Family Law Bar Association*

Family Policy Alliance

Family Rights Group

Family Welfare Association

Rt Hon Frank Field MP

Mr Martyn Ford

Mr John Furness

Grandparents' Association*

Mr Joe Healy

Her Majesty's Court's Services Inspectorate (MCSI)

Her Majesty's Government*

Joan Hunt

Jewish Unity for Multiple Parenting (JUMP)

Law Reform Committee of the Bar Council

Mrs CA Maxwell

Mayor of London

National Association of Child Contact Centres*

National Family Mediation

National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI)

National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)*

One Parent Families

Keith O'Reilly

Overseas Adoption Helpline*

Parenting Education and Support Forum

Parentline Plus

Karen Parsons

Planetary Alliance for Fathers in Exile (PAFE)

Refuge

Relate*

Resolution*

Kathy Riach

Mr Gary Robinson

Mr George Rutter

Shared Parenting (SPIG)

Mr David Thomas

United Kingdom College of Family Mediators*

UNICEF*

Welcare Accord Centre, Kilburn*

Women's Aid*

Leonid Yanovich