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New care applications received by Cafcass in August 2016 rise 34%
Date:12 SEP 2016
In August 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,258care applications. This figure represents a34% increasecompared to those received in August 2015.
Between April 2015 and March 2016 Cafcass received a total of 12,781 applications. This figure is 15% higher when compared to the same period last year, when 10,620 applications were received.