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What period and facts govern care proceedings timetable in England and Wales?

Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

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Period
Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension
Trigger
The date the application was issued
Rule
Children Act 1989 section 32
Children Act 1989 section 32

The retained Children Act 1989 section 32 supports set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application. Its complete-body snapshot and operative extract preserve the source edition, while the period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

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Children Act 1989 section 32. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.

Children Act 1989 section 32

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What period and facts govern care proceedings timetable in England and Wales?

Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

Responsible actor. The court managing an application for a care or supervision order.

The date the application was issued

The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

The court managing an application for a care or supervision order. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

Children Act 1989 section 32

How does this provision count time?

  1. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension
  2. Set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application.
  3. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension; retain Children Act 1989 section 32’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count.

The court controls the care-case disposal timetable and any necessary extension. A closed office cannot become a party filing extension or establish that routine extensions are permitted.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Children Act 1989 section 32. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The court managing an application for a care or supervision order has records of the date the application was issued. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. Set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine. Establish this procedure’s complete source facts before choosing an endpoint.

The proposed care proceedings timetable step meets a disputed communication, closed receiving office or uncertain hearing event. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension; retain Children Act 1989 section 32’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count. The court controls the care-case disposal timetable and any necessary extension. A closed office cannot become a party filing extension or establish that routine extensions are permitted. Verify the legally completed care proceedings timetable act and actual applicable calendar. No assumed closure extension or substitute date is computed.

The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine. The date the application was issued. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. Set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application. Resolve this source-specific qualification before relying on a result.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actor and completed care proceedings timetable act
The court managing an application for a care or supervision order. Set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application.
Actual care proceedings timetable event and branch
The date the application was issued. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.
Counting and completion of care proceedings timetable
Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension; retain Children Act 1989 section 32’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count. The court controls the care-case disposal timetable and any necessary extension. A closed office cannot become a party filing extension or establish that routine extensions are permitted.
Children Act 1989 section 32
  • The court managing an application for a care or supervision order. Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.
  • Care proceedings timetable concerns set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application. Its actual source event is the date the application was issued.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

What period and facts govern care proceedings timetable in England and Wales?

What period governs care proceedings timetable?

Dispose without delay and in any event within twenty-six weeks beginning with issue, subject to an actual necessary extension. The period is a court case timetable, not a party filing deadline. Extensions must be necessary to resolve the case justly and cannot be routine.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Which event controls care proceedings timetable?

The date the application was issued. Keep evidence of that actual source event.

Children Act 1989 section 32

What completes care proceedings timetable?

Set and manage the timetable for disposal of the application. The court managing an application for a care or supervision order must establish that completed step.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Can parties assume an eight-week extension?

Section 32 requires an actual court decision. An extension cannot be routine and each grant is limited by the statutory eight-week structure.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Does the child’s welfare affect the timetable?

The court must consider the impact of its timetable or extension on the child’s welfare and the identified case factors.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Does the twenty-six-week period begin when the application is served?

Section 32 uses issue of the application. Preserve that event rather than substituting service or the first hearing.

Children Act 1989 section 32

Official sources and review

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ProvisionPurpose
Children Act 1989 section 32Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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