Care proceedings taking less time but average duration still well above 26-week target

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Care proceedings are being completed more quickly in England and Wales, but their average duration still far exceeds the 26-week statutory target, official figures have shown.
Cases where councils applied for a care or supervision orders that were completed in April to June 2024 took an average of 41.2 weeks, down from a recent high of 44.8 weeks in January to March 2023, when just a quarter