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Statutory duty to support birth parents needed to tackle repeat removals of children, says charity

Community Care

Young mothers and care leavers at particular risk In England and Wales, the probability of a woman entering her first repeat proceedings with a new child within a decade of her first proceedings was about one in five, found a Nuffield Family Justice Observatory-commissioned report published last year.

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Supervision orders face overhaul to improve effectiveness in supporting family reunification

Community Care

The sub-group also found that, in many cases, the courts, social workers and guardians used supervision orders as a formal way of securing resources for the child or family, risking “unwarranted state intervention” in family life.