The new study by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory finds that in England the number of newborn babies in care proceedings in England increased by 20 per cent between 2012/13 and 2019/20, rising from 2,425 to 2,914 per year.
In Wales the figure increased by 40 per cent.
In the last year, more than four out of every five cases in England, and three quarters of cases in Wales, were heard with less than seven days’ formal notice after care proceedings were issued by local authorities, researchers found.
Meanwhile, one in every six mothers faced care proceedings issued and heard on the same day.
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