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How were hearings held during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales?

Has the number of children involved in public care and private law cases changed over the past 10 years in England?

How common are publicly funded mediation assessments, mediation starts and successful agreements each year?

How commonly are conflict management services delivered in England?

Number of Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) interventions completed

What are the most common primary needs of children identified at assessment following referral to children’s services in England?

Proportion of children in need by primary need at assessment at 31 March 2013/14 compared to 2023/24

Are adults involved in private law cases more or less likely to experience physical and mental health problems prior to court?

Mental health-related GP contact or hospital admission among private law adults, in the year prior to court, compared to other similar adults

How likely is it that mothers involved in proceedings have received care for mental health or substance use?

Proportion of mothers with at least one mental health or substance use related GP contact or hospital admission

How common are private law applications in different parts of England and Wales?

How common are care cases in different parts of England and Wales?

Rate of care cases per 100,000 children between 2010 and 2017

Are certain minoritised ethnic groups over or under represented in private and public law cases?

What is the gender distribution of children involved in public and private law cases in England and Wales?

What is the age distribution of children involved in private law applications in England and Wales?

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What do we know about children in the family justice system?

Our regularly updated infographic highlights what we know, and what we don’t know, about children’s journeys through the family justice system based on national administrative data.

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