Leave to remove applications between 2004 to 2017

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Under the Freedom of information act I would like to obtain below information:

1. How many ‘Leave to Remove’ applications have been made between 2004 and 2017 in England and Wales?

2. How many of these applications were made by EAA parents to relocate to their home country between 2004-2017?

3. How many Leave to remove applications was accepted in first hearing between 2004-2017?

4. How many refused in first hearing between 2004-2017?

5. How many decisions were appealed between 2004-2017?

6. Total number of children allowed to be removed from jurisdiction of England and Wales between 2004-2017?

7. Total number of children of children ordered to remain in England and Wales between 2004-2017?

8. What is the average number of hearings in relocation cases?

9. What is the average cost of such application?

10. How many CAFCASS reports were requested for such applications in that period?

11. How many cost orders were given within such proceedings between 2004-2017?

12. How many applications were successful between 2004-2017??

13. How many applications not successful between 2004-2017??

14. Number of divorces between non EAA and EAA national between 2004-2017?

15. How many Hague convention child abduction cases between 2004-2017?

16. How many ended in child having to stay in UK between 2004-2017?

17. How many cases the parent who was accused of abduction was allowed to keep their child in chosen location between 2004-2017?

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