Abstract Background Under the Children Act 1989, local authorities in Wales, UK, can issue
care proceedings if they are concerned about the welfare of a child, which can lead to …

Background Maternal substance use is considered a significant risk for child maltreatment
and neglect, and thus, a common feature in care proceedings (Family Courts). It is important …

Methods Cafcass Cymru data was transferred to SAIL using a standardised approach to
provide de-identified data with Anonymised Linking Fields (ALF) for successfully matched …

Objective To examine health vulnerabilities of parents involved in care proceedings in the
two-year period prior to involvement. Methods Family court data provided by Cafcass Cymru …

Those in family court proceedings are at the sharp end of a spectrum of disputes concerning
their children's upbringing. Emerging evidence shows that, regarding both public and private …

Purpose Mental health problems and substance misuse are common among the mothers of
children who experience court-mandated placement into care in England, yet there is limited …

Objectives To evaluate data linkage between administrative family court data and electronic
mental health records for a population-based mental health service for 1.3 million people in …

Purpose Linked data can provide unique insights into both the need for social care services
and the outcomes of intervention. Crucially, these insights will be based on much more …

This article outlines the value of administrative data for family justice research. Although
socio-legal scholars have extended their research beyond purely theoretical or doctrinal …

Background The SAIL Databank is a data safe haven established in 2007 at Swansea
University (Wales). It was set up to create new opportunities for research using routinely …