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The number of unrepresented parties in private law Children Act case starts are shown in the table below:

Table 1:<\/strong> Annual number of private law cases starting in Family Courts in England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 in which both, one or neither party had legal representation<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total number of cases started<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Parties with legal representation<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Both applicant and respondent<\/p><\/td>

Either applicant or respondent<\/p><\/td>

Neither applicant nor respondent<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

42,114 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,424<\/p><\/td>

18,630<\/p><\/td>

16,060<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

43,347 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,654<\/p><\/td>

18,500<\/p><\/td>

17,193<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

48,246 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8,262<\/p><\/td>

20,048<\/p><\/td>

19,936<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

50,652 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8,303<\/p><\/td>

20,497<\/p><\/td>

21,852<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

51,672 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8,561<\/p><\/td>

20,346<\/p><\/td>

22,765<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1) An applicant party is considered 'represented' if at least one applicant has a recorded representative. Likewise for respondents.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2) Parties in private law cases are usually the parents or people with parental responsibility for the child/children involved. Others, including grandparents and carers, can apply after gaining permission from the court.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3) Private law adoptions are not included<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>Since 2015, we have invested almost £6.5million in a support strategy for unrepresented parties. This provides practical support and information as well as routes to free or more affordable legal advice. Public funding remains available for parents in public law Children Act proceedings where a local authority seeks an order to place a child in care or under its supervision, and in private law Children Act cases where there is evidence of domestic or child abuse.

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