Jonathan Djanogly corrected the Commons record on Care Proceedings

21 March 2011 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Justice

Jonathan Djanogly made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 21 March 2011. The correction replaced 12 figures (1017, 126, 133, 152, 157, 162) with 12 figures (108, 115, 188, 201,, 205, 218). Altogether 46 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many care proceedings cases in each local authority area are currently open in the family courts; how many were open in each of the last five years; and how many have reached a conclusion (a) in 2010 to date and (b) each of the last five years. Letter of correction from Mr Jonathan Djanogly: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Annette Brooke) on 3 June 2010. The December 2008 figures in Table 1 of the response in relation to care supervision orders outstanding in the Family Proceedings Courts (FPCs) are incorrect. The full answer given was as follows:

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Table 1 shows the number of care and supervision cases outstanding as at the end of December in each year from 2005 to 2009 in the Family Proceedings Courts and County Courts of England and Wales. Data are presented by HM Courts Service areas as a local authority area breakdown is not collected centrally and could be obtained only through the inspection of individual case files at disproportionate cost. Table 1 \| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the Family Proceedings Court \| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the County Courts \| December \| December HMCS area \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 Avon and Somerset Devon and Cornwall, and Gloucestershire \| 342 \| 350 \| 348 \| ~~342~~ \| 370 \| 260 \| 303 \| 275 \| 310 \| 389 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 227 \| 187 \| 216 \| ~~227~~ \| 301 \| 188 \| 221 \| 175 \| 179 \| 320 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk \| 282 \| 264 \| 372 \| ~~282~~ \| 371 \| 273 \| 236 \| 241 \| 233 \| 286 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 126 \| 225 \| 210 \| ~~126~~ \| 253 \| 240 \| 300 \| 248 \| 261 \| 356 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 484 \| 642 \| 636 \| ~~484~~ \| 533 \| 198 \| 270 \| 264 \| 235 \| 317 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 82 \| 115 \| 113 \| 82 \| 101 \| 185 \| 198 \| 218 \| 200 \| 297 Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire \| 162 \| 154 \| 206 \| ~~162~~ \| 215 \| 160 \| 151 \| 173 \| 165 \| 233 East Midlands \| 395 \| 444 \| 367 \| ~~395~~ \| 560 \| 164 \| 176 \| 176 \| 214 \| 287 Greater Manchester \| 133 \| 174 \| 140 \| ~~133~~ \| 295 \| 361 \| 378 \| 394 \| 353 \| 547 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 166 \| 183 \| 188 \| ~~166~~ \| 201 \| 252 \| 265 \| 239 \| 245 \| 335 Kent Surrey and Sussex \| 325 \| 340 \| 364 \| ~~325~~ \| 512 \| 256 \| 260 \| 287 \| 245 \| 340 London Civil and Family \| 1,017 \| 1,020 \| 888 \| ~~1,017~~ \| 1,426 \| 850 \| 733 \| 724 \| 561 \| 758 Mid and West Wales \| 94 \| 106 \| 97 \| 94 \| 168 \| 67 \| 43 \| 40 \| 53 \| 115 North and West Yorkshire \| 185 \| 169 \| 293 \| ~~185~~ \| 409 \| 229 \| 258 \| 240 \| 225 \| 294 North Wales \| 16 \| 25 \| 30 \| 16 \| 57 \| 57 \| 77 \| 67 \| 52 \| 80 South East Wales \| 157 \| 205 \| 162 \| ~~157~~ \| 260 \| 136 \| 133 \| 122 \| 116 \| 156 Staffordshire and West Mercia \| 152 \| 217 \| 219 \| ~~152~~ \| 274 \| 104 \| 115 \| 88 \| 88 \| 148 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 303 \| 320 \| 332 \| ~~303~~ \| 966 \| 391 \| 340 \| 342 \| 294 \| 464 National total \| 4,648 \| 5,140 \| 5,181 \| ~~4,648~~ \| 7,272 \| 4,371 \| 4,457 \| 4,313 \| 4,029 \| 5,722 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and Family Case Tracker. 2. The figures relate to the new HMCS areas. 3. The total number of outstanding cases show the total number of care and supervisions cases open at the end of December each year. \| Table 2 shows the number of care and supervision orders made in each calendar year from 2004 to 2008 for county courts and the High Court. Table 2 \| Care and supervision orders made in the County Courts and High Court, England and Wales HMCS area \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire \| 395 \| 355 \| 334 \| 372 \| 450 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 386 \| 274 \| 337 \| 310 \| 331 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk \| 327 \| 325 \| 445 \| 399 \| 350 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 330 \| 396 \| 393 \| 466 \| 453 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 369 \| 403 \| 303 \| 349 \| 464 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 316 \| 257 \| 342 \| 327 \| 283 Dorset, Hampshire and IOW and Wiltshire \| 311 \| 255 \| 299 \| 255 \| 272 East Midlands \| 391 \| 369 \| 299 \| 292 \| 351 Greater Manchester \| 561 \| 490 \| 715 \| 736 \| 579 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 435 \| 489 \| 559 \| 611 \| 476 Kent, Surrey and Sussex \| 266 \| 200 \| 418 \| 471 \| 371 London Civil and Family \| 916 \| 846 \| 989 \| 878 \| 868 Mid and West Wales \| 82 \| 113 \| 109 \| 100 \| 71 North and West Yorkshire \| 516 \| 427 \| 484 \| 552 \| 530 North Wales \| 106 \| 84 \| 92 \| 167 \| 173 South East Wales \| 240 \| 278 \| 262 \| 239 \| 168 West Mercia and Staffordshire \| 175 \| 195 \| 208 \| 253 \| 186 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 474 \| 509 \| 588 \| 434 \| 446 National Total \| 6,596 \| 6,265 \| 7,176 \| 7,211 \| 6,822 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System. 2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application. 3. Disposals in each year may relate to applications made in earlier years. 4. Figures are provided for County Courts and the High Court. \| Table 3 shows the number of care and supervision orders made from April 2007 to December 2008 in the Family Proceedings Courts; figures for earlier periods are not available for these areas. More recent statistics than those shown are not yet available. Table 3 \| Care and supervision orders made in the Family Proceedings Courts, England and Wales HMCS area \| April 2007 to December 2007 \| January 2008 to December 2008 Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire \| 262 \| 361 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 174 \| 272 Cambridgeshire, ~~Essex.~~ Norfolk and Suffolk \| 133 \| 202 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 139 \| 135 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 327 \| 387 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 85 \| 84 Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire \| 107 \| 121 East Midlands \| 198 \| 372 Greater Manchester \| 76 \| 116 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 64 \| 153 Kent, Surrey and Sussex \| 161 \| 258 London Crime, Central and South \| 533 \| 543 Mid and West Wales \| 69 \| 56 North and West Yorkshire \| 176 \| 214 North Wales \| 9 \| 43 South East Wales \| 149 \| 172 West Mercia and Staffordshire \| 172 \| 239 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 93 \| 129 National total \| 2,927 \| 3,857 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and One Performance Truth database. 2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application. 3. Disposals in 2007 and 2008 may relate to applications made in earlier years. 4. Figures are provided for Family Proceedings Court. 5. For Family Proceedings Courts the earliest available data that can be broken down by HMCS area is from April 2007. Therefore figures for 2007 relate to data from April 2007 to December 2007. \| ~~The correct answer should have been:~~	Table 1 shows the number of care and supervision cases outstanding as at the end of December in each year from 2005 to 2009 in the Family Proceedings Courts and County Courts of England and Wales. Data are presented by HM Courts Service areas as a local authority area breakdown is not collected centrally and could be obtained only through the inspection of individual case files at disproportionate cost. Table 1 \| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the Family Proceedings Court \| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the County Courts \| December \| December HMCS area \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 Avon and Somerset Devon and Cornwall, and Gloucestershire \| 342 \| 350 \| 348 \| 319 \| 370 \| 260 \| 303 \| 275 \| 310 \| 389 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 227 \| 187 \| 216 \| 218 \| 301 \| 188 \| 221 \| 175 \| 179 \| 320 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk \| 282 \| 264 \| 372 \| 351 \| 371 \| 273 \| 236 \| 241 \| 233 \| 286 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 126 \| 225 \| 210 \| 188 \| 253 \| 240 \| 300 \| 248 \| 261 \| 356 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 484 \| 642 \| 636 \| 374 \| 533 \| 198 \| 270 \| 264 \| 235 \| 317 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 82 \| 115 \| 113 \| 86 \| 101 \| 185 \| 198 \| 218 \| 200 \| 297 Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire \| 162 \| 154 \| 206 \| 205 \| 215 \| 160 \| 151 \| 173 \| 165 \| 233 East Midlands \| 395 \| 444 \| 367 \| 553 \| 560 \| 164 \| 176 \| 176 \| 214 \| 287 Greater Manchester \| 133 \| 174 \| 140 \| 351 \| 295 \| 361 \| 378 \| 394 \| 353 \| 547 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 166 \| 183 \| 188 \| 115 \| 201 \| 252 \| 265 \| 239 \| 245 \| 335 Kent Surrey and Sussex \| 325 \| 340 \| 364 \| 282 \| 512 \| 256 \| 260 \| 287 \| 245 \| 340 London Civil and Family \| 1,017 \| 1,020 \| 888 \| 959 \| 1,426 \| 850 \| 733 \| 724 \| 561 \| 758 Mid and West Wales \| 94 \| 106 \| 97 \| 115 \| 168 \| 67 \| 43 \| 40 \| 53 \| 115 North and West Yorkshire \| 185 \| 169 \| 293 \| 247 \| 409 \| 229 \| 258 \| 240 \| 225 \| 294 North Wales \| 16 \| 25 \| 30 \| 41 \| 57 \| 57 \| 77 \| 67 \| 52 \| 80 South East Wales \| 157 \| 205 \| 162 \| 108 \| 260 \| 136 \| 133 \| 122 \| 116 \| 156 Staffordshire and West Mercia \| 152 \| 217 \| 219 \| 201 \| 274 \| 104 \| 115 \| 88 \| 88 \| 148 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 303 \| 320 \| 332 \| 259 \| 966 \| 391 \| 340 \| 342 \| 294 \| 464 National total \| 4,648 \| 5,140 \| 5,181 \| 4,979 \| 7,272 \| 4,371 \| 4,457 \| 4,313 \| 4,029 \| 5,722 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and Family Case Tracker. 2. The figures relate to the new HMCS areas. 3. The total number of outstanding cases show the total number of care and supervisions cases open at the end of December each year. \| Table 2 shows the number of care and supervision orders made in each calendar year from 2004 to 2008 for county courts and the High Court. Table 2 \| Care and supervision orders made in the County Courts and High Court, England and Wales HMCS area \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire \| 395 \| 355 \| 334 \| 372 \| 450 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 386 \| 274 \| 337 \| 310 \| 331 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk \| 327 \| 325 \| 445 \| 399 \| 350 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 330 \| 396 \| 393 \| 466 \| 453 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 369 \| 403 \| 303 \| 349 \| 464 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 316 \| 257 \| 342 \| 327 \| 283 Dorset, Hampshire and IOW and Wiltshire \| 311 \| 255 \| 299 \| 255 \| 272 East Midlands \| 391 \| 369 \| 299 \| 292 \| 351 Greater Manchester \| 561 \| 490 \| 715 \| 736 \| 579 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 435 \| 489 \| 559 \| 611 \| 476 Kent, Surrey and Sussex \| 266 \| 200 \| 418 \| 471 \| 371 London Civil and Family \| 916 \| 846 \| 989 \| 878 \| 868 Mid and West Wales \| 82 \| 113 \| 109 \| 100 \| 71 North and West Yorkshire \| 516 \| 427 \| 484 \| 552 \| 530 North Wales \| 106 \| 84 \| 92 \| 167 \| 173 South East Wales \| 240 \| 278 \| 262 \| 239 \| 168 West Mercia and Staffordshire \| 175 \| 195 \| 208 \| 253 \| 186 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 474 \| 509 \| 588 \| 434 \| 446 National Total \| 6,596 \| 6,265 \| 7,176 \| 7,211 \| 6,822 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System. 2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application. 3. Disposals in each year may relate to applications made in earlier years. 4. Figures are provided for County Courts and the High Court. \| Table 3 shows the number of care and supervision orders made from April 2007 to December 2008 in the Family Proceedings Courts; figures for earlier periods are not available for these areas. More recent statistics than those shown are not yet available. Table 3 \| Care and supervision orders made in the Family Proceedings Courts, England and Wales HMCS area \| April 2007 to December 2007 \| January 2008 to December 2008 Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire \| 262 \| 361 Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley \| 174 \| 272 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk \| 133 \| 202 Cheshire and Merseyside \| 139 \| 135 Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria \| 327 \| 387 Cumbria and Lancashire \| 85 \| 84 Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire \| 107 \| 121 East Midlands \| 198 \| 372 Greater Manchester \| 76 \| 116 Humber and South Yorkshire \| 64 \| 153 Kent, Surrey and Sussex \| 161 \| 258 London Crime, Central and South \| 533 \| 543 Mid and West Wales \| 69 \| 56 North and West Yorkshire \| 176 \| 214 North Wales \| 9 \| 43 South East Wales \| 149 \| 172 West Mercia and Staffordshire \| 172 \| 239 West Midlands and Warwickshire \| 93 \| 129 National total \| 2,927 \| 3,857 Notes: 1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and One Performance Truth database. 2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application. 3. Disposals in 2007 and 2008 may relate to applications made in earlier years. 4. Figures are provided for Family Proceedings Court. 5. For Family Proceedings Courts the earliest available data that can be broken down by HMCS area is from April 2007. Therefore figures for 2007 relate to data from April 2007 to December 2007. \|

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Corrected

Table 1 shows the number of care and supervision cases outstanding as at the end of December in each year from 2005 to 2009 in the Family Proceedings Courts and County Courts of England and Wales. Data are presented by HM Courts Service areas as a local authority area breakdown is not collected centrally and could be obtained only through the inspection of individual case files at disproportionate cost.
Table 1 | Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the Family Proceedings Court
| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the County Courts
| December
| December
HMCS area
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
Avon and Somerset Devon and Cornwall, and Gloucestershire
| 342
| 350
| 348
| ~~342~~
| 370
| 260
| 303
| 275
| 310
| 389
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 227
| 187
| 216
| ~~227~~
| 301
| 188
| 221
| 175
| 179
| 320
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
| 282
| 264
| 372
| ~~282~~
| 371
| 273
| 236
| 241
| 233
| 286
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 126
| 225
| 210
| ~~126~~
| 253
| 240
| 300
| 248
| 261
| 356
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 484
| 642
| 636
| ~~484~~
| 533
| 198
| 270
| 264
| 235
| 317
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 82
| 115
| 113
| 82
| 101
| 185
| 198
| 218
| 200
| 297
Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
| 162
| 154
| 206
| ~~162~~
| 215
| 160
| 151
| 173
| 165
| 233
East Midlands
| 395
| 444
| 367
| ~~395~~
| 560
| 164
| 176
| 176
| 214
| 287
Greater Manchester
| 133
| 174
| 140
| ~~133~~
| 295
| 361
| 378
| 394
| 353
| 547
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 166
| 183
| 188
| ~~166~~
| 201
| 252
| 265
| 239
| 245
| 335
Kent Surrey and Sussex
| 325
| 340
| 364
| ~~325~~
| 512
| 256
| 260
| 287
| 245
| 340
London Civil and Family
| 1,017
| 1,020
| 888
| ~~1,017~~
| 1,426
| 850
| 733
| 724
| 561
| 758
Mid and West Wales
| 94
| 106
| 97
| 94
| 168
| 67
| 43
| 40
| 53
| 115
North and West Yorkshire
| 185
| 169
| 293
| ~~185~~
| 409
| 229
| 258
| 240
| 225
| 294
North Wales
| 16
| 25
| 30
| 16
| 57
| 57
| 77
| 67
| 52
| 80
South East Wales
| 157
| 205
| 162
| ~~157~~
| 260
| 136
| 133
| 122
| 116
| 156
Staffordshire and West Mercia
| 152
| 217
| 219
| ~~152~~
| 274
| 104
| 115
| 88
| 88
| 148
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 303
| 320
| 332
| ~~303~~
| 966
| 391
| 340
| 342
| 294
| 464
National total
| 4,648
| 5,140
| 5,181
| ~~4,648~~
| 7,272
| 4,371
| 4,457
| 4,313
| 4,029
| 5,722
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and Family Case Tracker.
2. The figures relate to the new HMCS areas.
3. The total number of outstanding cases show the total number of care and supervisions cases open at the end of December each year.
|
Table 2 shows the number of care and supervision orders made in each calendar year from 2004 to 2008 for county courts and the High Court.
Table 2 | Care and supervision orders made in the County Courts and High Court, England and Wales
HMCS area
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire
| 395
| 355
| 334
| 372
| 450
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 386
| 274
| 337
| 310
| 331
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
| 327
| 325
| 445
| 399
| 350
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 330
| 396
| 393
| 466
| 453
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 369
| 403
| 303
| 349
| 464
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 316
| 257
| 342
| 327
| 283
Dorset, Hampshire and IOW and Wiltshire
| 311
| 255
| 299
| 255
| 272
East Midlands
| 391
| 369
| 299
| 292
| 351
Greater Manchester
| 561
| 490
| 715
| 736
| 579
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 435
| 489
| 559
| 611
| 476
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
| 266
| 200
| 418
| 471
| 371
London Civil and Family
| 916
| 846
| 989
| 878
| 868
Mid and West Wales
| 82
| 113
| 109
| 100
| 71
North and West Yorkshire
| 516
| 427
| 484
| 552
| 530
North Wales
| 106
| 84
| 92
| 167
| 173
South East Wales
| 240
| 278
| 262
| 239
| 168
West Mercia and Staffordshire
| 175
| 195
| 208
| 253
| 186
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 474
| 509
| 588
| 434
| 446
National Total
| 6,596
| 6,265
| 7,176
| 7,211
| 6,822
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System.
2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application.
3. Disposals in each year may relate to applications made in earlier years.
4. Figures are provided for County Courts and the High Court.
|
Table 3 shows the number of care and supervision orders made from April 2007 to December 2008 in the Family Proceedings Courts; figures for earlier periods are not available for these areas.
More recent statistics than those shown are not yet available.
Table 3 | Care and supervision orders made in the Family Proceedings Courts, England and Wales
HMCS area
| April 2007 to December 2007
| January 2008 to December 2008
Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire
| 262
| 361
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 174
| 272
Cambridgeshire, ~~Essex.~~ Norfolk and Suffolk
| 133
| 202
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 139
| 135
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 327
| 387
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 85
| 84
Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
| 107
| 121
East Midlands
| 198
| 372
Greater Manchester
| 76
| 116
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 64
| 153
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
| 161
| 258
London Crime, Central and South
| 533
| 543
Mid and West Wales
| 69
| 56
North and West Yorkshire
| 176
| 214
North Wales
| 9
| 43
South East Wales
| 149
| 172
West Mercia and Staffordshire
| 172
| 239
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 93
| 129
National total
| 2,927
| 3,857
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and One Performance Truth database.
2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application.
3. Disposals in 2007 and 2008 may relate to applications made in earlier years.
4. Figures are provided for Family Proceedings Court.
5. For Family Proceedings Courts the earliest available data that can be broken down by HMCS area is from April 2007. Therefore figures for 2007 relate to data from April 2007 to December 2007.
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~~The correct answer should have been:~~

Table 1 shows the number of care and supervision cases outstanding as at the end of December in each year from 2005 to 2009 in the Family Proceedings Courts and County Courts of England and Wales. Data are presented by HM Courts Service areas as a local authority area breakdown is not collected centrally and could be obtained only through the inspection of individual case files at disproportionate cost.
Table 1 | Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the Family Proceedings Court
| Total number of care and supervision outstanding cases in the County Courts
| December
| December
HMCS area
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
Avon and Somerset Devon and Cornwall, and Gloucestershire
| 342
| 350
| 348
| 319
| 370
| 260
| 303
| 275
| 310
| 389
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 227
| 187
| 216
| 218
| 301
| 188
| 221
| 175
| 179
| 320
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
| 282
| 264
| 372
| 351
| 371
| 273
| 236
| 241
| 233
| 286
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 126
| 225
| 210
| 188
| 253
| 240
| 300
| 248
| 261
| 356
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 484
| 642
| 636
| 374
| 533
| 198
| 270
| 264
| 235
| 317
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 82
| 115
| 113
| 86
| 101
| 185
| 198
| 218
| 200
| 297
Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
| 162
| 154
| 206
| 205
| 215
| 160
| 151
| 173
| 165
| 233
East Midlands
| 395
| 444
| 367
| 553
| 560
| 164
| 176
| 176
| 214
| 287
Greater Manchester
| 133
| 174
| 140
| 351
| 295
| 361
| 378
| 394
| 353
| 547
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 166
| 183
| 188
| 115
| 201
| 252
| 265
| 239
| 245
| 335
Kent Surrey and Sussex
| 325
| 340
| 364
| 282
| 512
| 256
| 260
| 287
| 245
| 340
London Civil and Family
| 1,017
| 1,020
| 888
| 959
| 1,426
| 850
| 733
| 724
| 561
| 758
Mid and West Wales
| 94
| 106
| 97
| 115
| 168
| 67
| 43
| 40
| 53
| 115
North and West Yorkshire
| 185
| 169
| 293
| 247
| 409
| 229
| 258
| 240
| 225
| 294
North Wales
| 16
| 25
| 30
| 41
| 57
| 57
| 77
| 67
| 52
| 80
South East Wales
| 157
| 205
| 162
| 108
| 260
| 136
| 133
| 122
| 116
| 156
Staffordshire and West Mercia
| 152
| 217
| 219
| 201
| 274
| 104
| 115
| 88
| 88
| 148
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 303
| 320
| 332
| 259
| 966
| 391
| 340
| 342
| 294
| 464
National total
| 4,648
| 5,140
| 5,181
| 4,979
| 7,272
| 4,371
| 4,457
| 4,313
| 4,029
| 5,722
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and Family Case Tracker.
2. The figures relate to the new HMCS areas.
3. The total number of outstanding cases show the total number of care and supervisions cases open at the end of December each year.
|
Table 2 shows the number of care and supervision orders made in each calendar year from 2004 to 2008 for county courts and the High Court.
Table 2 | Care and supervision orders made in the County Courts and High Court, England and Wales
HMCS area
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire
| 395
| 355
| 334
| 372
| 450
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 386
| 274
| 337
| 310
| 331
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
| 327
| 325
| 445
| 399
| 350
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 330
| 396
| 393
| 466
| 453
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 369
| 403
| 303
| 349
| 464
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 316
| 257
| 342
| 327
| 283
Dorset, Hampshire and IOW and Wiltshire
| 311
| 255
| 299
| 255
| 272
East Midlands
| 391
| 369
| 299
| 292
| 351
Greater Manchester
| 561
| 490
| 715
| 736
| 579
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 435
| 489
| 559
| 611
| 476
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
| 266
| 200
| 418
| 471
| 371
London Civil and Family
| 916
| 846
| 989
| 878
| 868
Mid and West Wales
| 82
| 113
| 109
| 100
| 71
North and West Yorkshire
| 516
| 427
| 484
| 552
| 530
North Wales
| 106
| 84
| 92
| 167
| 173
South East Wales
| 240
| 278
| 262
| 239
| 168
West Mercia and Staffordshire
| 175
| 195
| 208
| 253
| 186
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 474
| 509
| 588
| 434
| 446
National Total
| 6,596
| 6,265
| 7,176
| 7,211
| 6,822
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System.
2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application.
3. Disposals in each year may relate to applications made in earlier years.
4. Figures are provided for County Courts and the High Court.
|
Table 3 shows the number of care and supervision orders made from April 2007 to December 2008 in the Family Proceedings Courts; figures for earlier periods are not available for these areas.
More recent statistics than those shown are not yet available.
Table 3 | Care and supervision orders made in the Family Proceedings Courts, England and Wales
HMCS area
| April 2007 to December 2007
| January 2008 to December 2008
Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire
| 262
| 361
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
| 174
| 272
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
| 133
| 202
Cheshire and Merseyside
| 139
| 135
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
| 327
| 387
Cumbria and Lancashire
| 85
| 84
Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
| 107
| 121
East Midlands
| 198
| 372
Greater Manchester
| 76
| 116
Humber and South Yorkshire
| 64
| 153
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
| 161
| 258
London Crime, Central and South
| 533
| 543
Mid and West Wales
| 69
| 56
North and West Yorkshire
| 176
| 214
North Wales
| 9
| 43
South East Wales
| 149
| 172
West Mercia and Staffordshire
| 172
| 239
West Midlands and Warwickshire
| 93
| 129
National total
| 2,927
| 3,857
Notes:
1. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan System and One Performance Truth database.
2. Figures relate to the number of children subject to each application.
3. Disposals in 2007 and 2008 may relate to applications made in earlier years.
4. Figures are provided for Family Proceedings Court.
5. For Family Proceedings Courts the earliest available data that can be broken down by HMCS area is from April 2007. Therefore figures for 2007 relate to data from April 2007 to December 2007.
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