Written question asked by David Mowat (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2016. It was answered by Phillip Lee (Conservative) on Friday, 22 July 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Children: Maintenance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications have been issued in England and Wales for financial provision for the children of unmarried parents under schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 in each year since 2000.
- Answer
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A parent is entitled to apply for an order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 regardless of marital status. Information on marital status is not collected in relation to Schedule 1 applications. Applications can also be made by a person who is a special guardian for the child or by a person with whom the child is living under a child arrangements order. The number of all applications issued under Schedule 1 over the period is set out in the table below.
YEAR
No. of Applications
2000
556
2001
604
2002
585
2003
599
2004
675
2005
677
2006
637
2007
702
2008
615
2009
507
2010
529
2011
472
2012
504
2013
467
2014
588
2015
650
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 42645
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Children Maintenance
- Legislation
- Children Act 1989
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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