Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family courts centres are operating in the UK.
Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service is responsible for the administration of the family courts in England and Wales only. Detailed information on which courts dealt with family work prior to 2014 and the creation of the Single Family Court is not available. Information from 2014 is below:
Location | 2014 (from 22nd April) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 to date |
London | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Midlands | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
North East | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
North West | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
South East | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
South West | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wales | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
National | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 159 |