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03/11/2011
Family Justice System 'Slow and Incoherent'
A family justice review has criticised the length of time children have to wait for the court to decide childcare decisions.
The official review has said that decisions should be made in no longer than six months.
Former senior civil servant David Norgrove said family justice was slow and incoherent and children suffered "shocking delays" over decisions.
But he ruled out giving both parents equal access to a child, a key demand of fathers' rights campaigners.
Meanwhile a government spokesman said it was vital to "radically reform" the family justice system.
(LB)
The official review has said that decisions should be made in no longer than six months.
Former senior civil servant David Norgrove said family justice was slow and incoherent and children suffered "shocking delays" over decisions.
But he ruled out giving both parents equal access to a child, a key demand of fathers' rights campaigners.
Meanwhile a government spokesman said it was vital to "radically reform" the family justice system.
(LB)
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