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Abstract

Executive summary This report provides new evidence about the Children and Family Court Advisory and number of newborn babies and infants in care Support Services (Cafcass) categorisations proceedings in England and Wales, as well as the In cases where local authorities require swifter frequency of urgent hearings in these cases. 1 New decision-making following the issue of care evidence is also provided about the use of proceedings, an application can be made for an emergency protection orders (EPOs). The report urgent interim care order (ICO) hearing. Cafcass offers the following categorisation of these responds to calls from the President of the Family hearings. Division’s Public Law Working Group for further Short-notice hearings: takes place data analysis and research with this focus (PLWG Analysis of infant cases is based on data collected by Cafcass and Cafcass Cymru in the eight-year period between 2012/13 and 2019/20 (fiscal years).