Care proceedings duration lengthened at height of lockdown, MoJ figures show
Fiona Simpson
Monday, October 5, 2020
The average duration of care proceedings rose by around three weeks during the height of lockdown, while the number of domestic abuse cases was the highest on record, Ministry of Justice figures show.

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