Family Court Statistics Quarterly: October to December 2020 - GOV.UK

This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of cases that are received and processed through the family court system of England and Wales in the final quarter of 2020

(October to December), including annual trends

The material contained within this publication was formerly contained in Court Statistics Quarterly, a publication combining Civil, Family and Criminal court statistics.

Notice: Please be aware that we are reviewing what we currently publish for divorce to account for changes to the data available following the reform of the divorce system and due to the

feedback gained from the recent FCSQ consultation.

In addition to Ministry of Justice (MOJ) professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; 3 Parliamentary Under Secretary of States; Lords spokesperson; Principal Private Secretary; Deputy Principal Private Secretary; Permanent

Secretary; 6 Private Secretaries; 7 Deputy Private Secretaries; 13 Assistant Private Secretaries; Special Advisor; President of the Family Division; Head of News; Head of Communications at

the Office for Public Guardian; Deputy Head of News; 2 Chief Press Officers; 2 Press Officers; Chief Finance Officer; Director, Policy and Strategy Group; Director of Data and Analytical

Services; Chief Statistician; 13 Policy and Analytical Advisors.