Lack of humanity in care proceedings

Research shows many parents feel the court plays a major role in reuniting their family, but have called for significant changes in the court experience

I’m Nick Meir keeping you up to date with news that parents reunited with their children following care proceedings claim there is a “lack of humanity” in the court process and believe a “radical shake-up” of the system is needed to keep more families together, that’s according to a new study by Lancaster University. The research looks into the parental perspectives of supervision orders and care orders at home and shows many parents feel the court plays a major role in reuniting their family, but has called for significant changes in the court experience and an overhaul of court orders. We’ll keep you up to date on this and other developments, here on Care Radio.

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