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Quicker care proceedings can give children certainty

Derren Hayes
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Being subject to care proceedings is a distressing time for any child – it creates anxiety, disrupts relationships and damages schooling.

Derren Hayes: "The average duration of care proceedings had crept up from the 26-week target to the mid-30s in early 2020, suggesting there is a fundamental system problem with delays"
Derren Hayes: "The average duration of care proceedings had crept up from the 26-week target to the mid-30s in early 2020, suggesting there is a fundamental system problem with delays"

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