2015-16: Between April and July Cafcass received 4,092 care application. This figure is 14.3% (512 applications) higher than the same period last year and 12.7% (460 applications) higher when compared to the same period in 2013. The figure for July 2015 (1,111 applications) is the highest number of applications received by Cafcass in any individual month.
Source: Cafcass
https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/news/2015/august/july-2015-care-demand-statistics.aspx
