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Table 1a: Applications entered and disposed
|
Number of applications entered |
Number of disposals |
|
Private Law |
Family Proceedings Court |
957 |
702 |
|
Family Care Centre |
38 |
37 |
|
High Court |
32 |
25 |
|
Total |
1027 |
764 |
Public Law |
Family Proceedings Court |
132 |
81 |
|
Family Care Centre |
6 |
9 |
|
High Court |
6 |
4 |
|
Total |
144 |
94 |
Private law = residence, contact, specific issues, prohibited steps, parental responsibility, financial contribution, guardianship, family assistance, non-molestation and occupation orders
Table 1b: Applications entered by processing office and disposed by court venue
|
Public Law |
Private Law |
|||
|
Number of applications entered |
Number of disposals |
Number of applications entered |
Number of disposals |
|
Family Proceedings Court
|
Antrim |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
Armagh |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Ballymena |
22 |
6 |
121 |
51 |
|
Banbridge@Newry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Belfast |
36 |
17 |
230 |
192 |
|
Coleraine |
1 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
|
Craigavon |
10 |
9 |
70 |
42 |
|
Dungannon |
6 |
5 |
48 |
16 |
|
Enniskillen |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Larne |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
Lisburn |
4 |
3 |
98 |
54 |
|
Londonderry |
10 |
5 |
134 |
108 |
|
Newry |
18 |
7 |
103 |
78 |
|
Newtownards |
25 |
13 |
139 |
108 |
|
Omagh |
0 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
|
Venue total |
132 |
81 |
957 |
702 |
Family Care Centre |
Belfast |
4 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
|
Craigavon |
1 |
2 |
25 |
14 |
|
Downpatrick |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Dungannon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Enniskillen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Londonderry |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Venue total |
6 |
9 |
38 |
37 |
High Court |
Royal Courts of Justice |
6 |
4 |
32 |
25 |
|
Venue total |
6 |
4 |
32 |
25 |
Private law = residence, contact, specific issues, prohibited steps, parental responsibility, financial contribution, guardianship, family assistance, non-molestation and occupation orders.
Where court venue is missing, disposal defaults to processing office.
Table 1c: Applications entered and disposed
|
Public Law |
Private Law |
||
|
Number of applications entered |
Number of disposals |
Number of applications entered |
Number of disposals |
Northern Ireland |
144 |
94 |
1027 |
764 |
Transferred from |
|
|
Total |
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|
Complexity |
Consolidation |
Convenience |
Gravity |
Jurisdiction[Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ] |
Returned to Lower Court[Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ] |
Separate [Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ]Representation[Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ] |
Point of Law[Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ] |
Public Interest[Author ID1: at Wed Jul 29 10:16:00 2009 ] |
Other |
|
||
Family Proceedings Court
|
Antrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Armagh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ballymena |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
Belfast |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
|
Coleraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Craigavon |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Dungannon |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
|
Larne |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lisburn |
13 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
Londonderry |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
Newry |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Newtownards |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
Omagh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Venue total |
74 |
23 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
131 |
Family Care Centre
|
Belfast |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Craigavon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Dungannon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Londonderry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Venue total |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
High Court
|
Office of Care and Protection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Matrimonial Office |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Venue total |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Northern Ireland Total |
84 |
26 |
6 |
4 |
22 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
150 |
|
Table 2: Reasons for transfer [1]
[1] Total number of reasons for transfer. There may be more than one reason for each case.
Table 3: Total own motion orders
|
Own motion orders |
Parental Responsibility |
1 |
Contact: Permission |
101 |
Contact: Refusal |
0 |
Residence |
50 |
Prohibited Steps |
4 |
Specific Issues |
11 |
Family Assistance |
0 |
Care |
250 |
Supervision |
0 |
Education Supervision |
0 |
Declaration of Parentage |
0 |
Child Assessment |
0 |
Emergency Protection |
7 |
Extension of EPO |
0 |
Recovery |
1 |
Secure Accommodation |
6 |
Article 53 Contract |
0 |
Appointment of Guardian |
26 |
Contribution and other Financial |
0 |
Non-Molestation Order |
0 |
Occupation Articles |
0 |
Article 56 Investigations |
0 |
Exclusion Requirement |
0 |
Other orders, applications etc |
82 |
Total |
539 |
Table 4: Total interim orders
|
Interim orders |
Parental Responsibility |
3 |
Contact: Permission |
1520 |
Contact: Refusal |
0 |
Residence |
259 |
Prohibited Steps |
98 |
Specific Issues |
9 |
Family Assistance |
0 |
Care |
1578 |
Supervision |
89 |
Education Supervision |
0 |
Child Assessment |
0 |
Emergency Protection |
0 |
Extension of EPO |
0 |
Recovery |
0 |
Secure Accommodation |
45 |
Article 53 Contract |
0 |
Appointment of Guardian |
0 |
Contribution and other Financial |
0 |
Non-Molestation Order |
24 |
Occupation Articles |
0 |
Article 56 Investigations |
0 |
Exclusion Requirement |
0 |
Other orders, applications etc |
0 |
Total |
3625 |
Table 5: Sitting times disposed of by court venue
|
Total sitting time |
Average sitting time |
Total sittings |
|
Family Proceedings Court |
Antrim |
13:05 |
4:22 |
3 |
|
Ballymena |
50:25 |
3:09 |
16 |
|
Banbridge@Newry |
0:05 |
0:05 |
1 |
|
Belfast |
184:40 |
3:25 |
54 |
|
Coleraine |
22:15 |
3:11 |
7 |
|
Craigavon |
31:05 |
2:50 |
11 |
|
Dungannon |
28:15 |
3:08 |
9 |
|
Enniskillen |
1:40 |
1:40 |
1 |
|
Larne |
10:03 |
1:41 |
6 |
|
Lisburn |
33:30 |
2:48 |
12 |
|
Londonderry |
69:06 |
3:38 |
19 |
|
Newry |
52:15 |
3:16 |
16 |
|
Newtownards |
104:45 |
2:33 |
41 |
|
Omagh |
42:55 |
3:54 |
11 |
|
Venue total |
644:04 |
3:07 |
207 |
Family Care Centre |
Belfast |
109:35 |
2:33 |
43 |
|
Craigavon |
19:15 |
3:13 |
6 |
|
Dungannon |
0:20 |
0:20 |
1 |
|
Londonderry |
6:55 |
0:59 |
7 |
|
Omagh |
0:15 |
0:15 |
1 |
|
Venue total |
136:20 |
2:21 |
58 |
High Court |
Matrimonial |
3:00 |
3:00 |
1 |
|
Office of Care & Protection |
155:27 |
1:36 |
97 |
|
Venue total |
158:27 |
1:37 |
98 |
Table 5: Sitting times and business disposed of in Northern Ireland
|
Total sitting time |
Average sitting time |
Total sittings |
Northern Ireland |
938:51 |
2:35 |
363 |
[1] Total sittings include both minority and majority sittings
Table 6: Orders Made
|
Orders Made |
Total |
||
|
By Consent |
Other |
|
|
Orders Made
|
ADJOURN GENERALLY |
0 |
15 |
15 |
|
ARTICLE 20 NON-MOLESTATION ORDER |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
ARTICLE 53 CONTACT WITH A CHILD IN CARE |
0 |
8 |
8 |
|
C18 - FINAL ORDER |
89 |
121 |
210 |
|
CARE ORDER |
26 |
12 |
38 |
|
CASE WITHDRAWN |
0 |
35 |
35 |
|
CONTACT ORDER |
386 |
148 |
534 |
|
DECLARATION OF PARENTAGE |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
DISCHARGING A CARE ORDER |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
DISMISS ORDER |
1 |
59 |
60 |
|
EDUCATION SUPERVISION ORDER |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER |
7 |
17 |
24 |
|
EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER - OUT OF HOURS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
EX-PARTE APPLICATION REFUSED |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
EXTENSION OF AN EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
FAMILY ASSISTANCE ORDER |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FINANCIAL PROVISION |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
LEAVE TO CHANGE SURNAME BY WHICH CHILD IS KNOWN |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW |
0 |
59 |
59 |
|
NON MOLESTATION ORDER |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
ORDER OF NO ORDER (FINAL ORDER) |
6 |
5 |
11 |
|
ORDER FOR LEAVE OF COURT |
0 |
21 |
21 |
|
ORDER FOR RECOVERY OF A CHILD |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
ORDER OR DIRECTIONS FINAL |
14 |
6 |
20 |
|
ORDER TERMINATING APPOINTMENT OF GAL |
69 |
33 |
102 |
|
OTHER ORDER |
58 |
75 |
133 |
|
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ORDER |
36 |
17 |
53 |
|
PROHIBITED STEPS ORDER |
7 |
29 |
36 |
|
RESIDENCE ORDER |
208 |
108 |
316 |
|
SECURE ACCOMMODATION ORDER |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
SPECIFIC ISSUES ORDER |
30 |
21 |
51 |
|
STRIKE OUT |
2 |
31 |
33 |
|
SUPERVISION ORDER |
9 |
4 |
13 |
Total |
970 |
858 |
1828 |
|
Table 7a: Average time in weeks from lodgement to disposal of cases by processing office
|
Public law |
Private law |
|||
|
Average time weeks |
Number of cases |
Average time weeks |
Number of cases |
|
Family Proceedings Court |
Antrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Armagh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ballymena |
33.7 |
8 |
23.4 |
76 |
|
Banbridge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bangor |
0 |
0 |
14.9 |
1 |
|
Belfast |
13.7 |
17 |
20.8 |
192 |
|
Coleraine |
0 |
0 |
14.4 |
4 |
|
Craigavon |
33.9 |
9 |
25.4 |
43 |
|
Dungannon |
35.0 |
18 |
23.4 |
37 |
|
Enniskillen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Larne |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Lisburn |
57.7 |
3 |
19.2 |
53 |
|
Londonderry |
14.4 |
5 |
21.7 |
108 |
|
Newry |
26.9 |
7 |
21.1 |
79 |
|
Newtownards |
13.5 |
13 |
25.4 |
107 |
|
Omagh |
26.7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
25.6 |
81 |
22.1 |
702 |
Family Care Centre |
Belfast |
69.0 |
5 |
48.2 |
11 |
|
Craigavon |
26.1 |
4 |
42.5 |
20 |
|
Dungannon |
0 |
0 |
62.6 |
2 |
|
Londonderry |
0 |
0 |
35.1 |
4 |
|
Total |
49.9 |
9 |
44.5 |
37 |
High Court |
Matrimonial Office |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Office of Care & Protection |
162.2 |
4 |
31.4 |
25 |
|
Total |
162.2 |
4 |
31.4 |
25 |
Nb Cases disposed will include time spent at the lower court tier.
Table 7b: Average time in weeks from lodgement to disposal of cases in Northern Ireland
|
Public law |
Private law |
||
|
Average time weeks |
Number of cases |
Average time weeks |
Number of cases |
Northern Ireland |
33.7 |
94 |
23.5 |
764 |
Nb Cases disposed will include time spent at the lower court tier.
Table 8: Age and gender of children
|
0-4 |
5-8 |
9-12 |
13-16 |
Total |
Male |
221 |
168 |
110 |
51 |
550 |
Female |
186 |
180 |
109 |
56 |
531 |
Unknown |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
412 |
348 |
219 |
107 |
1086 |
Appendix 1 - Average time in weeks from lodgement to disposal by venue for Care Cases
|
Average time in weeks |
Number of cases |
|
Family Proceedings Court
|
Ballymena |
52.5 |
4 |
|
Belfast |
33.2 |
5 |
|
Craigavon |
48.4 |
5 |
|
Dungannon |
59.5 |
8 |
|
Lisburn |
81.4 |
2 |
|
Londonderry |
1.1 |
1 |
|
Newtownards |
33.6 |
4 |
|
Newry |
37.0 |
5 |
|
Omagh |
26.7 |
1 |
|
Total |
45.8 |
35 |
Family Care Centre
|
Belfast |
69.0 |
5 |
|
Craigavon |
31.1 |
2 |
|
Total |
58.2 |
7 |
High Court |
Office of Care & Protection |
278.9 |
2 |
|
Total |
278.9 |
2 |
Nb Cases disposed will include time spent at the lower court tier. This table includes all care applications irrespective of the order made.
Appendix 1 - Average time in weeks from lodgement to disposal for Care Cases
|
Average time weeks |
Number of cases |
Northern Ireland |
58.4 |
44 |
Nb Cases disposed will include time spent at the lower court tier. This table includes all care applications irrespective of the order made.
Appendix 2 - Average time in weeks spent at the court tier in which the case was finally disposed
|
Public Law |
Private Law |
|
Family Proceedings Court
|
Antrim |
0 |
0 |
|
Armagh |
0 |
0 |
|
Ballymena |
33.7 |
22.9 |
|
Bangor |
0 |
14.9 |
|
Belfast |
13.7 |
20.6 |
|
Coleraine |
0 |
9.9 |
|
Craigavon |
33.9 |
25.4 |
|
Dungannon |
35.0 |
23.4 |
|
Enniskillen |
0 |
0 |
|
Larne |
0 |
0 |
|
Lisburn |
57.7 |
18.0 |
|
Londonderry |
14.4 |
21.7 |
|
Newry |
26.9 |
19.8 |
|
Newtownards |
13.5 |
25.4 |
|
Omagh |
26.7 |
0 |
|
Total |
25.6 |
21.8 |
Family Care Centre
|
Belfast |
51.5 |
22.5 |
|
Craigavon |
24.3 |
36.7 |
|
Dungannon |
0 |
37.4 |
|
Londonderry |
0 |
33.7 |
|
Total |
39.4 |
32.2 |
High Court
|
Matrimonial |
0 |
0 |
|
Office of Care & Protection |
147.7 |
30.2 |
|
Total |
147.7 |
30.2 |
Appendix 2 - Average time in weeks spent at the court tier in which the case was finally disposed
|
Public Law |
Private Law |
Northern Ireland |
32.1 |
22.6 |
(Provisional Figures)
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Children's Order Quarterly Bulletin
Northern Ireland Court Service
July - September 2009
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Court time spent on Children Order business between July - September 2009:
Total time = 938 hours 51 minutes
Ave. sitting time = 2 hours 35 minutes
There were 1,828 orders made between July - September 2009.
The average waiting time in weeks between lodgement to disposal for public law cases was 34 weeks.
The average waiting time in weeks between lodgement to disposal for private law cases was 24 weeks.
There were 1,086 children involved in Children Order Proceedings during the period, of which 38% were under the age of five.
There were 1,171 applications (Fig 1) entered during the period, of which:
144 = Public
1027 = Private
There were 858 applications dealt with during the period, of which:
94 = Public
764 = Private
There were 150 cases (Fig 2) transferred during the period.
Of the own motion orders made, 46% were in relation to Care issues.
The majority of interim orders made were in relation to Contact (1,520) and Care (1,578) issues.