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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the legal representation of parties in family courts
is available at a national level in table 2.4 of Court Statistics Quarterly the latest
edition of which is available at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013"
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013</a></p><p>
</p><p>However, you should note that this information relates to whether parties have
a recorded representative, rather than whether they are litigants in person. It is
also based on the number of disposals, rather than parents, and cases may of course
involve multiple disposals.</p><p> </p><p>Parties with no legal representation are
not a new phenomenon in our courts. Judges are used to helping persons with no legal
representation, including explaining procedures and what is expected of them. We have
also taken steps to help people who either want or have to represent themselves in
court, including publishing a revised guide for separating parents and increased training
for judges. The link to the guide is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cb7-eng.pdf"
target="_blank">http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cb7-eng.pdf</a></p>
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