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8% increase in care applications received by Cafcass in August
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In August 2014, Cafcass received a total of
894 applications. This figure represents a
8% increase compared to those received in August 2013. The number of new applications received in August 2014 is the highest ever recorded for a single month.
Between
April 2013 and
March 2014 Cafcass received a total of
10,611 applications.
This figure is
5% lower when compared to the same period in the previous financial year, when
11,110 applications were received.
Demand peaked during a few months. For example, new applications received in the month of April and October 2013 were the highest ever recorded by Cafcass in those individual months.
The full figures are available on the Cafcass
website.
