§ Margaret MoranTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many contact orders were(a) granted and (b) refused under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001. [65721]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe figures sought are published annually in Judicial Statistics.
1999 2000 2001 Granted 41,862 46,070 55,030 Refused 1,752 1,276 713 Contact orders include ones made for indirect contact or supervised contact, though no breakdown is available.