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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jordan Reynolds

Children removed from parents having to wait 46 weeks to get final decision on where they will live

PA Wire

Tens of thousands of children are being left in limbo as a result of care proceedings and parental separation cases taking more than a year to resolve, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned.

Children who have been removed from their parents by the state are having to wait an average of 46 weeks to get a final decision on where they will live, data from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) shows.

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