The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mowat on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications have been issued in England and Wales for financial provision for the children of unmarried parents under schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 in each year since 2000.
Dr Phillip Lee
A parent is entitled to apply for an order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 regardless of marital status. Information on marital status is not collected in relation to Schedule 1 applications. Applications can also be made by a person who is a special guardian for the child or by a person with whom the child is living under a child arrangements order. The number of all applications issued under Schedule 1 over the period is set out in the table below.
|
YEAR |
No. of Applications |
|
2000 |
556 |
|
2001 |
604 |
|
2002 |
585 |
|
2003 |
599 |
|
2004 |
675 |
|
2005 |
677 |
|
2006 |
637 |
|
2007 |
702 |
|
2008 |
615 |
|
2009 |
507 |
|
2010 |
529 |
|
2011 |
472 |
|
2012 |
504 |
|
2013 |
467 |
|
2014 |
588 |
|
2015 |
650 |