
Instigated by the Labour government, and with its scope extended by the coalition, the review panel was tasked with turning round a system struggling to cope with increased demand.
Panel chair David Norgrove highlighted the harm done to children by delays in the process as the starting point for change — with the average time taken to resolve a public law case currently standing at more than a year.
Public law
Under the proposals, courts would no longer need to subject a child's full care plan to "rigorous scrutiny", removing checks on local authority decisions. "This should remove unnecessary debate from the court process, shortening cases and eliminating duplication," the review states.
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