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Do people in private law proceedings return to court?

Proportion of applicants returning to the private family court in England and Wales

How many children receive care and support in Wales each year?

How many children are on the child protection register in Wales?

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

Are there differences in the primary need identified at assessment following referral to children’s services based on a child’s age?

Frequency of top six primary needs at assessment in England 2023/24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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