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Does the proportion of mothers and fathers in private law cases in England and Wales differ by area-level deprivation?

Proportion of applicants by area-level deprivation quintiles for applications made by mothers and fathers between 2010/11 and 2019/20

Does child participation in private law cases in England differ by the child’s age?

Cases with evidence of child participation within 3 years of case start date for cases starting 2019/20

Do the types of private law applications made in England and Wales by mothers and fathers differ?

What is the proportion of mothers and fathers making parental applications in England?

What is the representation of ethnic minorities in the family court judiciary compared to other workforces?

Percentage of workers from ethnic minority backgrounds across different workforces

80% of cases in private family law proceedings involve at least one unrepresented party

Over half of school-aged children in care have special educational needs

How has the availability of different residential parenting provisions changed?

Provision of parent-child placements by type, 2019/20 – 2023/24

 

How many residential family assessment centres are there in England?

Number of registered residential family assessment centres, 2012/13 – 2024/25

Is there regional variation in the number of residential family assessment centres?

Number of residential family assessment centres by region at 31 March 2025

 

Is there regional variation in the number of deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications made?

Rate of applications per 100,000 children by region between July 2022 and June 2023

What is the gender distribution of children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications?

Applications made between January and December 2024

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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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Events | Data | 19/01/2021 – 19/01/2021

Improving outcomes for children and families: Introducing the family justice data at the SAIL databank
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Events | Data | 21/10/2019 – 21/10/2019

Making better use of local area data: opportunities and challenges for children’s social care

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