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<p>With the introduction of the online process for property and affairs applications
the decision clearance time for a Court of Protection application has been reduced
from 24 weeks to 8 weeks. In cases of emergency the court is able to provide a decision
within 24 hours.</p><p>The online process for property and affairs applications was
made available to all court users in February. We continue to review and revise the
process and the court will continue to identify areas to simplify and remove duplication
on court forms, including uploading to the online process many of the forms required
for a property and affairs applications. To date, there have been no discussions between
the Secretary of State and other Cabinet colleagues on allowing access to Child Trust
Funds using DWP Appointee status as a proxy for approval as discussions have remained
at policy official level.</p>
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