Member

I know that my Amendment 16 raised some eyebrows in the other place when it was debated. However, despite the existing delays in the family courts, which we are all too aware of, it is an important principle that nothing, including a family group decision-making process, should delay the 26-week limit for care proceedings. Can the noble Baroness set out in her response what protections are there against a family member accepting the offer of a family group decision-making process and then repeatedly delaying the meeting to avoid care proceedings?