Asked by: David Mowat (Conservative - Warrington South)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
Answered by 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 |