New public law cases received by Cafcass fell by 2 per cent in August
Cafcass received a total of 1,459 new public law applications (involving 2,384 children) in August – 40 applications (2.7 per cent) fewer than in the same month last year. Since January 2020 there has only been one month – June – in which cases have increased year-on-year.For the month-by-month figures for public law applications, click here.
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