The proposals aim to put children's welfare at the heart of the processand reduce unnecessary delays. They also encourage early intervention tostop cases reaching court.
Constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman said: "Too oftenavoidable delays occur in the courts because applications have not beenprepared properly, or because there is weak case management during courtproceedings."
Harman will chair a ministerial group to oversee implementation of theproposals, which follow on from a review of child care proceedings inEngland and Wales also published last week.
The review proposes that local authorities should write in plain Englishto the family and give the reasons for applying to court to take thechildren into care.
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