Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2003. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2003 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many cases in (a) private and (b) public law remained unallocated on (i) 31st December 2002 and (ii) 30th March 2003; and what the average time taken to complete reports was in both categories. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases in (a) private and (b) public law remained unallocated on (i) 31 December 2002 and (ii) 30 March 2003; and what the average time taken to complete reports was in both categories. [115655] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) recorded 609 unallocated cases in public law nationally on 31 December 2002 and 651 unallocated on the 30 March 2003. In private law the figures were 1,248 and 1,243 respectively. CAFCASS does not keep data on the time taken to complete reports.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 115655; 406 c310W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Administration of justice CAFCASS Administrative delays Public law Civil law
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk