The following table contains data taken from the Family Man computer system in the county courts of England and Wales between January 2001 and December 2006. The data show the number of pension sharing orders and the number of decrees of dissolution of marriage recorded as having been made in that period. The significant increase in the number of pension sharing orders recorded from April 2004 onwards is the result of a change in the way the information was recorded. Prior to this, a certain category of ancillary relief orders was recorded in such a way that pension sharing orders could not be separately identified.
Total sharing orders Total divorces Divorce petitions Decrees nisi Decrees absolute 2001 January 3 14,187 13,057 13,682 February 5 15,016 13,077 9,716 March 8 16,066 13,955 11,998 April 3 13,282 13,109 11,343 May 6 14,341 13,162 12,176 June 16 14,831 13,206 11,938 July 21 14,853 14,623 11,775 August 15 14,988 14,294 12,025 September 24 12,929 13,767 11,449 October 41 16,176 14,730 13,197 November 32 15,342 14,392 12,945 December 26 10,330 11,771 9,991 2002 January 43 14,550 14,717 14,176 February 40 15,373 13,519 10,005 March 77 15,385 14,141 11,365 April 106 15,309 13,477 13,191 May 130 16,449 15,509 13,189 June 77 12,418 12,298 10,904 July 183 16,041 15,461 13,015 August 123 14,759 13,769 12,188 September 134 14,485 13,896 12,738 October 226 16,553 15,751 13,308 November 214 14,996 15,013 12,436 December 196 10,906 13,429 10,947 2003 January 177 14,627 14,621 15,605 February 213 15,421 13,227 11,133 March 234 16,164 14,504 12,817 April 210 13,401 14,824 12,507 May 287 13,712 13,303 13,189 June 214 14,991 14,241 12,944 July 264 15,475 15,150 13,667 August 189 13,314 13,544 11,452 September 232 14,740 13,873 13,081 October 303 16,414 15,055 13,740 November 311 13,417 13,177 12,078 December 272 11,589 12,518 12,079 2004 January 280 12,912 14,045 14,077 February 257 15,319 12,943 11,564 March 377 17,185 15,647 13,902 April 890 13,576 13,973 12,577 May 980 12,869 13,043 12,102 June 1,055 14,567 14,493 13,352 July 979 14,335 14,290 13,395 August 1,020 13,604 14,971 12,206 September 988 14,024 14,301 13,568 October 949 13,712 12,746 12,685 November 1,030 14,392 14,760 13,012 December 913 10,845 11,122 11,347 2005 January 911 10,988 13,374 13,558 February 963 13,327 12,160 10,646 March 975 13,568 13,605 12,206 April 874 13,531 12,252 12,674 May 924 12,147 12,731 11,055 June 1,052 13,766 13,688 12,871 July 981 12,247 12,802 11,726 August 971 13,053 13,192 12,028 September 877 13,170 12,410 12,194 October 884 12,926 11,768 11,319 November 1,012 13,588 12,788 11,908 December 801 9,513 10,147 10,327 2006 January 833 11,399 12,974 11,783 February 880 12,615 11,773 10,142 March 988 14,694 13,467 12,514 April 724 10,775 11,757 10,143 May 783 12,666 11,897 11,564 June 916 13,228 12,105 11,452 July 805 11,974 11,889 10,678 August 804 12,922 12,155 11,413 September 844 12,568 11,780 10,999 October 841 13,112 12,565 11,275 November 927 13,394 11,985 11,807 December 750 9,217 10,895 9,387 35,693 990,558 964,653 873,445