Its survey of local authorities found medical evidence was being reviewed by the courts in only one case.
Only 26 cases out of almost 29,000 involved a serious disagreement between medical expert witnesses, and only five of these involved doubts that came to light following the Cannings case.
Tony Coughlan, co-chair of the association's children and families committee, said the survey would give "reassurance that the process is based on a sound evidence-gathering approach where the clinical evidence was significant but was not the only deciding factor".
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