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Written question asked by Jim Cousins (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Bridget Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Residence and Guardianship Orders

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) residency and (b) guardianship orders there were in force in each local authority social services area in each of the last five years.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.The number of residency and special guardianship orders made in England and Wales over the last five years are contained in the following table.In the majority of cases individuals, not local authorities, apply for these orders in private law proceedings. Special guardianship orders came into force on 30 December 2005 and are provided for in sections 14A to 14G of the Children Act 1989.A court may resolve a local authority's public law application by making a residence or special guardianship order to a named individual.

Residence and Special Guardianship Orders for England and Wales
Private Law Public Law
Residence Special Guardianship Residence Special Guardianship
2007 23,703 451 2,529 1,096
2006 22,991 730 2,700 176
2005 26,253 n/a 2,580 n/a
2004 31,878 n/a 2,976 n/a
2003 31,966 n/a 2,866 n/a
Note:
These figures are for 'Orders made' not orders in force

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c804W; 286436
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Guardianship Residence orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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