In a statement issued today, Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division, said the court system is struggling to cope with the demands being made of it, adding that there does not appear to be a strategy for addressing the situation.
In August, a total of 1,254 applications were received by Cafcass, an increase of 34 per cent compared with August 2015's total of 941.
Not only was this a record month-on-month increase, but it was also the third month in a row the total number of care applications has exceeded 1,250 - a total that was only reached for the first time in June this year.
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