Speeches

David Mowat – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

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