The latest statistics released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have revealed that care application demand continues to remain at a very high level.
During April 2012, the number of care applications received by Cafcass reached 748, the highest number of applications ever recorded for April.
Cafcass received 10,218 new applications during 2011-12, which represents an 11% increase over the previous year. There were 916 applications in January 2012 alone, the highest number ever recorded in a single month.