Applications for Deprivation of Liberty orders and secure children's accommodation, Q2 2017 to Q2 2025

Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cafcass, 'Public law demand spreadsheet', August 2025 and MoJ, 'Family court statistics quarterly', Q2 2017 to Q2 2025.Notes: The dotted line uses DoL data from Cafcass, an advisory service for children involved in family proceedings, as official statistics (represented by the solid line) have only been published since July 2023. As a result, figures shown by the dotted line will only reflect the DoL applications that Cafcass advised on. Data on secure accommodation applications covers England and Wales, but data on DoLs covers England only. Quarters are calendar quarters.Get the data Download image
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