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Mike Freer corrected a written answer on Family Courts

22 April 2024 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Justice

Alex Cunningham (Labour, Stockton North) asked written question 1556 on 13 November 2023. Mike Freer answered on 16 November 2023 for the Ministry of Justice, and Mike Freer corrected the answer on 22 April 2024. The correction replaced 12 figures (1,000, 1,060, 1,600, 100, 1004, 1005) with 12 figures (101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109). Altogether 3,255 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many open family cases there are in each Designated Family Judge area for (a) public and (b) private family law; and what proportion of those cases in each area involve litigants in person in (i) 31 March 2011, (ii) 31 March 2016 and (iii) 31 March 2019.

Original and corrected answer

Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.

OriginalCorrected
The information requested is provided in the data tables below and is taken from HMCTS administrative data systems.
We have not been able to provide figures for 2011 as this data was not recorded centrally before 2014.
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2016 broken down to include cases without a representative
|
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA
| Public Law Open Caseload
| Private Law Open Caseload
|
Unrepresented 1
| Represented
| Total
| Unrepresented 1
| Represented
| Total
|
Birmingham
| 65
| 186
| 251
| 730
| 317
| 1047
|
Blackburn/Lancaster
| 36
| 258
| 294
| 379
| 228
| 607
|
Bournemouth and Dorset
| 19
| 113
| 132
| 204
| 94
| 298
|
Brighton
| 44
| 141
| 185
| 454
| 183
| 637
|
Bristol (A, NS and G)
| 35
| 193
| 228
| 338
| 205
| 543
|
Carlisle
| 16
| 73
| 89
| 126
| 53
| 179
|
Central London
| 120
| 325
| 445
| 1600
| 622
| 2222
|
Cleveland and South Durham
| 36
| 166
| 202
| 215
| 152
| 367
|
Coventry
| 17
| 124
| 141
| 279
| 154
| 433
|
Derby
| 19
| 100
| 119
| 172
| 126
| 298
|
Devon
| 39
| 167
| 206
| 285
| 180
| 465
|
East London
| 95
| 285
| 380
| 1000
| 447
| 1447
|
Essex and Suffolk
| 64
| 198
| 262
| 554
| 306
| 860
|
Guildford
| 31
| 58
| 89
| 204
| 117
| 321
|
Humberside
| 34
| 122
| 156
| 285
| 115
| 400
|
Leicester
| 28
| 123
| 151
| 230
| 145
| 375
|
Lincoln
| 8
| 67
| 75
| 142
| 97
| 239
|
Liverpool
| 106
| 364
| 470
| 708
| 363
| 1071
|
Luton
| 14
| 81
| 95
| 256
| 99
| 355
|
Manchester
| 139
| 320
| 459
| 777
| 398
| 1175
|
Medway and Canterbury
| 52
| 184
| 236
| 312
| 100
| 412
|
Milton Keynes
| 24
| 176
| 200
| 328
| 170
| 498
|
North Wales
| 15
| 85
| 100
| 122
| 144
| 266
|
North Yorkshire
| 12
| 42
| 54
| 141
| 93
| 234
|
Northampton
| 37
| 121
| 158
| 208
| 83
| 291
|
Northumbria and North Durham
| 82
| 380
| 462
| 485
| 296
| 781
|
Norwich
| 23
| 90
| 113
| 203
| 90
| 293
|
Nottingham
| 25
| 119
| 144
| 294
| 207
| 501
|
Peterborough and Cambridge
| 18
| 106
| 124
| 170
| 86
| 256
|
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW)
| 31
| 150
| 181
| 499
| 248
| 747
|
Reading
| 28
| 116
| 144
| 299
| 176
| 475
|
South East Wales
| 33
| 209
| 242
| 392
| 272
| 664
|
South Yorkshire
| 48
| 235
| 283
| 429
| 230
| 659
|
Stoke on Trent
| 25
| 111
| 136
| 274
| 177
| 451
|
Swansea
| 33
| 109
| 142
| 152
| 196
| 348
|
Swindon
| 9
| 53
| 62
| 248
| 118
| 366
|
Taunton
| 12
| 92
| 104
| 103
| 51
| 154
|
Truro
| 5
| 46
| 51
| 116
| 80
| 196
|
Watford
| 33
| 109
| 142
| 260
| 142
| 402
|
West London
| 73
| 270
| 343
| 717
| 371
| 1088
|
West Yorkshire
| 43
| 304
| 347
| 572
| 349
| 921
|
Wolverhampton
| 58
| 208
| 266
| 352
| 198
| 550
|
Worcester
| 15
| 68
| 83
| 158
| 110
| 268
|
(blank)
| 37
| 161
| 198
| 135
| 105
| 240
|
Grand Total
| 1736
| 7008
| 8744
| 15907
| 8493
| 24400
|
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2019 broken down to include cases without a representative
|
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA
| Public Law Open Caseload
| Private Law Open Caseload
|
Unrepresented 1
| Represented
| Total
| Unrepresented 1
| Represented
| Total
|
Birmingham
| 64
| 180
| 244
| 973
| 412
| 1385
|
Blackburn/Lancaster
| 91
| 337
| 428
| 747
| 313
| 1060
|
Bournemouth and Dorset
| 10
| 83
| 93
| 254
| 141
| 395
|
Brighton
| 26
| 177
| 203
| 506
| 235
| 741
|
Bristol (A, NS and G)
| 54
| 225
| 279
| 666
| 339
| 1005
|
Carlisle
| 23
| 89
| 112
| 163
| 93
| 256
|
Central London
| 134
| 320
| 454
| 1467
| 685
| 2152
|
Cleveland and South Durham
| 65
| 240
| 305
| 305
| 182
| 487
|
Coventry
| 42
| 180
| 222
| 365
| 213
| 578
|
Derby
| 40
| 245
| 285
| 267
| 197
| 464
|
Devon
| 45
| 172
| 217
| 481
| 337
| 818
|
East London
| 132
| 343
| 475
| 1658
| 803
| 2461
|
Essex and Suffolk
| 82
| 220
| 302
| 1000
| 428
| 1428
|
Guildford
| 44
| 95
| 139
| 396
| 185
| 581
|
Humberside
| 53
| 146
| 199
| 409
| 127
| 536
|
Leicester
| 44
| 128
| 172
| 450
| 232
| 682
|
Lincoln
| 16
| 98
| 114
| 280
| 156
| 436
|
Liverpool
| 161
| 414
| 575
| 1068
| 489
| 1557
|
Luton
| 24
| 55
| 79
| 272
| 115
| 387
|
Manchester
| 185
| 462
| 647
| 1284
| 562
| 1846
|
Medway and Canterbury
| 52
| 167
| 219
| 536
| 251
| 787
|
Milton Keynes
| 39
| 200
| 239
| 475
| 212
| 687
|
North Wales
| 30
| 108
| 138
| 180
| 141
| 321
|
North Yorkshire
| 11
| 39
| 50
| 264
| 157
| 421
|
Northampton
| 22
| 123
| 145
| 264
| 99
| 363
|
Northumbria and North Durham
| 175
| 438
| 613
| 1004
| 569
| 1573
|
Norwich
| 51
| 139
| 190
| 324
| 167
| 491
|
Nottingham
| 28
| 160
| 188
| 464
| 244
| 708
|
Peterborough and Cambridge
| 22
| 126
| 148
| 296
| 167
| 463
|
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW)
| 41
| 206
| 247
| 744
| 331
| 1075
|
Reading
| 23
| 145
| 168
| 488
| 244
| 732
|
South East Wales
| 57
| 243
| 300
| 670
| 432
| 1102
|
South Yorkshire
| 45
| 336
| 381
| 587
| 341
| 928
|
Stoke on Trent
| 48
| 193
| 241
| 402
| 221
| 623
|
Swansea
| 22
| 140
| 162
| 298
| 322
| 620
|
Swindon
| 10
| 82
| 92
| 241
| 110
| 351
|
Taunton
| 6
| 63
| 69
| 164
| 110
| 274
|
Truro
| 9
| 56
| 65
| 166
| 113
| 279
|
Watford
| 14
| 84
| 98
| 424
| 183
| 607
|
West London
| 64
| 344
| 408
| 1200
| 563
| 1763
|
West Yorkshire
| 127
| 347
| 474
| 981
| 561
| 1542
|
Wolverhampton
| 60
| 333
| 393
| 556
| 349
| 905
|
Worcester
| 23
| 57
| 80
| 200
| 163
| 363
|
(blank)
| 12
| 58
| 70
| 28
| 21
| 49
|
Grand Total
| 2326
| 8396
| 10722
| 23967
| 12315
| 36282
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We have not been able to provide figures for 2011 as this data was not recorded centrally before 2014.
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Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2016 broken down by representative 1,2
| Public Law 3 Open Caseload
| Private Law Open Caseload
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA
| Both Applicant and Respondent were represented
| Applicant only represented
| Respondent only represented
| Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented
| Both Applicant and Respondent were represented
| Applicant only represented
| Respondent only represented
| Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented
Birmingham
| 188
| 58
| 1
| 9
| 203
| 321
| 124
| 435
Blackburn/Lancaster
| 264
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 185
| 78
| 196
Bournemouth and Dorset
| 114
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 53
| 86
| 41
| 118
Brighton
| 141
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 90
| 171
| 93
| 283
Bristol (A, NS and G)
| 194
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 116
| 141
| 90
| 201
Carlisle
| 75
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 33
| 52
| 20
| 75
Central London
| 302
| 93
| 6
| 6
| 224
| 375
| 150
| 606
Cleveland and South Durham
| 167
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 107
| 98
| 45
| 117
Coventry
| 130
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 106
| 116
| 53
| 171
Derby
| 101
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 76
| 77
| 51
| 96
Devon
| 169
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 103
| 127
| 79
| 158
East London
| 290
| 96
| 0
| 2
| 267
| 379
| 183
| 630
Essex and Suffolk
| 209
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 221
| 158
| 337
Guildford
| 60
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 67
| 47
| 138
Humberside
| 124
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 64
| 103
| 53
| 182
Leicester
| 128
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 87
| 88
| 63
| 146
Lincoln
| 67
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 73
| 40
| 70
Liverpool
| 371
| 101
| 1
| 5
| 210
| 263
| 158
| 448
Luton
| 81
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 47
| 100
| 52
| 158
Manchester
| 326
| 136
| 1
| 4
| 249
| 321
| 154
| 466
Medway and Canterbury
| 193
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 59
| 93
| 46
| 220
Milton Keynes
| 97
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 48
| 63
| 40
| 96
North Wales
| 87
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 85
| 54
| 60
| 70
North Yorkshire
| 42
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 56
| 29
| 85
Northampton
| 121
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 57
| 48
| 155
Northumbria and North Durham
| 392
| 77
| 0
| 5
| 191
| 220
| 113
| 270
Norwich
| 92
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 89
| 38
| 116
Nottingham
| 129
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 108
| 135
| 102
| 159
Peterborough and Cambridge
| 109
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 69
| 30
| 101
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW)
| 154
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 140
| 200
| 110
| 301
Reading
| 201
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 160
| 211
| 109
| 263
Royal Courts of Justice
| 25
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 214
| 460
| 36
| 164
South East Wales
| 211
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 165
| 172
| 110
| 227
South Yorkshire
| 236
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 134
| 168
| 97
| 264
Stoke on Trent
| 123
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 101
| 122
| 81
| 161
Swansea
| 111
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 133
| 87
| 64
| 65
Swindon
| 54
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 103
| 54
| 145
Taunton
| 92
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 43
| 23
| 60
Truro
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 46
| 30
| 71
Watford
| 110
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 90
| 66
| 170
West London
| 277
| 74
| 0
| 2
| 208
| 296
| 167
| 424
West Yorkshire
| 308
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 215
| 296
| 135
| 276
Wolverhampton
| 213
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 139
| 186
| 67
| 174
Worcester
| 71
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 68
| 74
| 44
| 86
(blank)
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
Grand Total
| 6996
| 1659
| 17
| 77
| 5062
| 6757
| 3431
| 9154
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2019 broken down by representative 1,2
| Public Law 3 Open Caseload
| Private Law Open Caseload
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA
| Both Applicant and Respondent were represented
| Applicant only represented
| Respondent only represented
| Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented
| Both Applicant and Respondent were represented
| Applicant only represented
| Respondent only represented
| Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented
Birmingham
| 181
| 60
| 0
| 4
| 252
| 368
| 162
| 607
Blackburn/Lancaster
| 338
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 271
| 152
| 477
Bournemouth and Dorset
| 83
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 89
| 63
| 165
Brighton
| 177
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 167
| 101
| 339
Bristol (A, NS and G)
| 225
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 236
| 170
| 430
Carlisle
| 89
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 61
| 49
| 32
| 114
Central London
| 309
| 116
| 0
| 8
| 270
| 406
| 245
| 543
Cleveland and South Durham
| 240
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 107
| 127
| 75
| 178
Coventry
| 180
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 115
| 127
| 98
| 239
Derby
| 246
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 110
| 81
| 157
Devon
| 172
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 170
| 192
| 167
| 289
East London
| 346
| 128
| 0
| 5
| 432
| 594
| 371
| 1068
Essex and Suffolk
| 223
| 79
| 2
| 4
| 212
| 340
| 218
| 664
Guildford
| 96
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 106
| 105
| 79
| 291
Humberside
| 144
| 46
| 2
| 7
| 48
| 122
| 79
| 287
Leicester
| 132
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 127
| 177
| 105
| 275
Lincoln
| 98
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 126
| 72
| 155
Liverpool
| 418
| 156
| 0
| 5
| 244
| 379
| 245
| 689
Luton
| 55
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 60
| 91
| 55
| 181
Manchester
| 466
| 180
| 0
| 6
| 301
| 457
| 261
| 828
Medway and Canterbury
| 170
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 132
| 166
| 119
| 370
Milton Keynes
| 109
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 53
| 73
| 43
| 223
North Wales
| 107
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 91
| 87
| 50
| 93
North Yorkshire
| 39
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 86
| 114
| 71
| 150
Northampton
| 123
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 71
| 52
| 193
Northumbria and North Durham
| 440
| 168
| 1
| 7
| 288
| 377
| 282
| 627
Norwich
| 141
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 122
| 82
| 203
Nottingham
| 165
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 164
| 112
| 300
Peterborough and Cambridge
| 127
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 93
| 103
| 75
| 193
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW)
| 207
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 237
| 168
| 507
Reading
| 237
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 192
| 232
| 176
| 441
Royal Courts of Justice
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 390
| 27
| 130
South East Wales
| 243
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 245
| 257
| 188
| 416
South Yorkshire
| 337
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 181
| 198
| 160
| 390
Stoke on Trent
| 194
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 132
| 159
| 89
| 244
Swansea
| 141
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 225
| 154
| 98
| 144
Swindon
| 83
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 56
| 81
| 54
| 160
Taunton
| 63
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 48
| 53
| 116
Truro
| 56
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 53
| 53
| 114
Watford
| 85
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 121
| 84
| 303
West London
| 346
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 298
| 458
| 265
| 744
West Yorkshire
| 347
| 123
| 2
| 5
| 309
| 442
| 252
| 539
Wolverhampton
| 337
| 57
| 1
| 3
| 207
| 240
| 143
| 319
Worcester
| 58
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 104
| 96
| 59
| 105
Grand Total
| 8387
| 2233
| 14
| 93
| 6730
| 8976
| 5586
| 15000
This is Management Information; the data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time and may differ from previously published data.
Self-representation is determined by the field 'legal representation' in Familyman being left blank. Therefore, this is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily self-representing litigants in person.
2. A party is considered 'applicant-represented' if at least one applicant has a recorded representative, and likewise for respondents.
3. The majority of Public law applicants are public bodies with access to their own legal resources - however, this legal representation is often not recorded. To address this, we introduced a methodology which assumes that all public body applicants have legal representation.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system.

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