Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service - Wales Dataset (Cafcass Wales (CAFW))
Cafcass Wales collects and maintains administrative records for all public family law cases in Wales and represents the interests of children and young people in the family courts. The service draws on a range of administrative data sources, including court and healthcare records, as well as interviews with individuals involved with families and young people. The combined Cafcass England and Wales dataset was first established in 2001, with Cafcass Wales becoming a separate dataset in 2005. The Cafcass Wales data include 12,745 public law applications recorded between 2011 and 2019, and 52,023 private law applications between 2005 and 2019.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
12,745 (public law applications between 2011 and 2019)
52,023 (private law applications between 2005 and 2019)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2001 (Cafcass Wales and England)
2005 (Cafcass Wales)
Primary Institutions
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department for Health and Social Services
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Police & judicial system data
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
