Family Court Statistics Quarterly: October to December 2020
Quarterly and annual data on the volume of cases dealt with by family courts over time, with statistics also broken down for the main types of case involved.
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This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of cases that are received and processed through the family court system of England and Wales in the final quarter of 2020 (October to December), including annual trends
The material contained within this publication was formerly contained in Court Statistics Quarterly, a publication combining Civil, Family and Criminal court statistics.
Notice: Please be aware that we are reviewing what we currently publish for divorce to account for changes to the data available following the reform of the divorce system and due to the feedback gained from the recent FCSQ consultation.
Pre-release access
In addition to Ministry of Justice (MOJ) professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:
Ministry of Justice
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; 3 Parliamentary Under Secretary of States; Lords spokesperson; Principal Private Secretary; Deputy Principal Private Secretary; Permanent Secretary; 6 Private Secretaries; 7 Deputy Private Secretaries; 13 Assistant Private Secretaries; Special Advisor; President of the Family Division; Head of News; Head of Communications at the Office for Public Guardian; Deputy Head of News; 2 Chief Press Officers; 2 Press Officers; Chief Finance Officer; Director, Policy and Strategy Group; Director of Data and Analytical Services; Chief Statistician; 13 Policy and Analytical Advisors.
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
Interim Chief Executive; Head of Court Tribunal Service Centre; National Services Director; Head of Family Modernisation and Improvement; Delivery Director, National Business Services; Deputy Director, Family Operations; Operation lead, Divorce; Operation lead, Probate; Head of Operational Performance; Head of Data and MI Delivery; 3 Operational Managers.