Latest figures published by Cafcass, show the service received a total of 1,000 new applications in September 2019 - 5.8 per cent fewer than during the same month in 2018.
The figures reflect a long-term trend - there was a 4.6 per cent fall over the year ending March 2019 compared with the previous year.
Over the first six months of 2019, (April to September), Cafcass received 6,608 new applications - down 5.1 per cent on the same period last year.
However, rather than see a drop off in case work for Cafcass, Tiotto said the organisation is still operating at "peak capacity".
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