Latest statistics show there were 511 unallocated care cases on 26 November compared to 916 on 15 September - a fall of 44 per cent.
The figures, provided by the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), show a steadily improving picture in the wake of a surge of family court proceedings following the Baby P case.
Cafcass has been taking a number of measures to reduce the number and has been handed £1.6m from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to tackle the backlog.
A controversial emergency measure has involved the introduction of duty teams to assess and prioritise cases when they are referred instead of every single case having its own guardian.
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