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PSL Essential Update – Steady September
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The school term is well underway and the holidays are but a dim and fading memory (until half term comes around again). What has happened since our
back to school round-up… Well not a vast amount but still a few things to be aware of and so we’re calling this one steady September.
Steady Stats
The Ministry of Justice has published its
most recent statistical bulletin presenting figures which reflect the activity in the family courts of England and Wales and gives provisional information for the latest quarter (April to June 2015). Among other things the number of cases started in family courts in England and Wales rose by 4% to 59 908 (compared to the equivalent quarter of 2014) but the recent trend remains stable. Nearly half of new cases were divorce. The trend over the past year for the average time for disposal of a care or supervision applications has remained at 29 weeks although...
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