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<p>The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into
force in April 2013.</p><p> </p><p>A new form of child arrangements order was introduced
on 22 April 2014 to replace the former separate contact and residence orders (formerly
known as “access” and “custody” respectively).</p><p> </p><p>The number of applications
made for a residence order, or a child arrangements order making provision for a child’s
residence in England Wales, since 2011 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number
of private law applications for a residence order or child arrangements order making
provision for a child’s residence in England and Wales since 2011</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,
187</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,
838</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,
568</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,
820</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,
766</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,
552</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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