British parents who deny partners access to their children could be electronically tagged under proposals published Tuesday. Curfews and community service orders could also be employed if court access orders are ignored, said British Constitutional Affairs Secretary Lord Charles Falconer, outlining the plans. In many cases of parental separation, justice has not been working properly, he said in a press release. The new plans would be “better for justice, better for parents, but above all, better for children,” he said. Speaking to the BBC he denied the plans were a reaction to a civil disobedience campaign mounted by Fathers 4 Justice, whose members threw flour bombs in the House of Commons chamber and scaled the walls of Buckingham Palace last year. “It’s because of a recognition that something is wrong,” he said. Measures to speed up the processing of family cases in the courts and help with parental arrangements through contact and conciliation services were also published. A further $13.4 million would be available in 2006-07 and 2007-08 to sustain and develop contact services, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly said in a press release. © Copyright 2005 by United Press International

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