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Nine per cent increase in care applications received by Cafcass in July

Date:12 AUG 2015
Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in July 2015 increased by 9% from July 2014 levels. A total of 1,111 care applications were received.

This is slightly lower than the number of care applications received between April 2014 and March 2015: during this period Cafcass received 11,149 applications. This represents a 5% increase in comparison to the same period in the previous financial year when 10,620 applications were received.

The full figures are available on the Cafcass website.
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