Family Court Statistics Quarterly: January to March 2022
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 first quarter of 2022 (January to March).
The material contained within this publication was formerly contained in Court Statistics Quarterly, a publication combining Civil, Family and Criminal court statistics.
New divorce law: Divorce legislation changed on 6 April 2022 that aims to reduce the potential for conflict. This will be reported on in the next issue of Family Court Statistics Quarterly and we would like to hear users’ views. If you have any suggestions regarding the new divorce law that you would like to see included, please contact familycourt.statistics@justice.gov.uk by 15 July 2022.
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; Minister of State; 2 Parliamentary Under Secretary of States; Lords spokesperson; Permanent Secretary; 6 Private Secretaries; 3 Special Advisors;
Head of News; Head of Communications at the Office for Public Guardian; 2 Deputy Head of News; Chief Press Officer; 2 Press Officers;
Director General, Performance, Strategy and Analysis Group; Director General, Policy and Strategy Group; Family Justice Director; Deputy Director, Family Justice policy; Head of Family Justice Reform; Civil, Family, Tribunals data lead, Courts and Tribunals Recovery Unit.
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
Chief Executive; Chief Financial Officer; Director of Operations; Deputy Director, Family Operations; Operation lead, Divorce; Head of Operational Performance; Head of Family Modernisation and Improvement.