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Is there a difference in the age distribution of children in kinship care compared to parental care?

How many children are involved in private law applications in Wales each year?

How many siblings do children involved in public and private law cases in Wales have?

What is the household composition of children involved in public and private law cases in Wales?

How commonly are conflict management services delivered in England?

Number of Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) interventions completed

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

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

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

How long do private law cases last in England?

Do people in private law proceedings have legal representation in England and Wales?

What proportion of private law cases have evidence of child participation in England?

Evidence of child participation within 3 years of case start date for cases starting 2019/20

Do people in private law proceedings return to court?

Proportion of applicants returning to the private family court 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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