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Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Friday, 17 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 June 2011. It was answered by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what the caseload of each Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service region was on the most recent date for which figures are available;
Answer

At the end of May 2011 there were 13 unallocated public law care cases out of a total caseload of 12,779, and 268 unallocated private law cases out of a total caseload of 26,881. The following table shows the size of caseload and the number of unallocated cases for each CAFCASS operational area.

Public law care Private law
CAFCASS operational area Unallocated cases Total caseload Unallocated cases Total caseload
North operational area 0 3,296 11 6,763
Central operational area 5 5,640 48 11,003
South operational area 8 3,843 159 9,054
CAFCASS intake team 0 0 50 61
National 13 12,779 268 26,881

Data are taken from the CAFCASS management system as a snapshot on 31 May 2011.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61492; 530 c749-50W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
CAFCASS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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