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<p>Whilst the department does not hold information on privately-funded mediation,
the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) holds data on family mediation cases in England and Wales
that have started and are funded by Legal Aid. This can also be found in Table 7.2
of the Legal Aid statistics:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Family
Mediation Starts</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>All
Issues</p></td><td><p>Children Only</p></td><td><p>Property & Finance</p></td><td><p>Grand
Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td><td><p>5,001</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td><td><p>8,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,889</p></td><td><p>5,574</p></td><td><p>1,369</p></td><td><p>8,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td><td><p>5,027</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>7,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>4,270</p></td><td><p>891</p></td><td><p>6,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td><td><p>4,493</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>6,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Further breakdown of cases and more information can be found in the published
Legal Aid statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2019</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department does not hold data on the total number of family mediators.
However, Legal Aid funded family mediation must have Family Mediation Council (FMC)
accreditation. There are currently 1053 individual mediators accredited by the FMC
in England and Wales. The complete list can be found on the FMC register at: <a href="https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/fmc-full-register/"
target="_blank">https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/fmc-full-register/</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>For civil cases, a list of individual mediators accredited by the Civil Mediation
Council (CMC) can be found at: <a href="https://civilmediation.org/about/cmc-members-list/"
target="_blank">https://civilmediation.org/about/cmc-members-list/</a>. The courts
signpost users to mediators that are CMC accredited, but this may not reflect all
mediators offering mediation sessions. The department does not hold data on privately-funded
mediation for civil cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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