14 Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables
Children and Families Act 2014 (2014 c 6) | Legislation

14  Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables

(1)     The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 32(1)(a) (timetable for dealing with application for care or supervision order) for “disposing of the application without delay; and” substitute

“disposing of the application—

(i)     without delay, and

(ii)     in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with the day on which the application was issued; and”.

(3)     In section 32 (care and supervision orders) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3)     A court, when drawing up a timetable under subsection (1)(a), must in particular have regard to—

(a)     the impact which the timetable would have on the welfare of the child to whom the application relates; and

(b)     the impact which the timetable would have on the conduct of the proceedings.

(4)     A court, when revising a timetable drawn up under subsection (1)(a) or when making any decision which may give rise to a need to revise such a timetable (which does not include a decision under subsection (5)), must in particular have regard to—

(a)     the impact which any revision would have on the welfare of the child to whom the application relates; and

(b)

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