Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has admitted there are “dangers” to proposals to give divorced and separated fathers stronger rights.

Plans unveiled by the Government would see the law changed to stress the importance of children having contact with both parents.

The move stops short of the guarantee of equal access demanded by some fathers’ rights groups.

But it contradicts one of the main findings of the family justice review by former Whitehall mandarin David Norgrove.

Mr Norgrove voiced his “regret” last week that a legal right would be included despite his report warning it could cause “confusion, misinterpretation and false expectations”.

Similar changes in Australia led to delays in resolving custody disputes, he cautioned.

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