Care application demand has remained at a very high level. During April 2012 Cafcass received a total of 748 applications which is the highest ever number recorded by Cafcass for April.
Cafcass, the organisation that represents children in family court cases, has been praised in its latest Ofsted inspection for the quality of its work with vulnerable children in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
There were 886 care applications in March.