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<p>Information relating to the time to the first definitive disposal for care proceedings
is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. The table below details
the latest published statistics on the total number of disposals in care proceedings,
the mean and medial disposal duration (in weeks), and the proportion of disposals
made within 26 weeks, in each of the last three years.</p><p>The number of disposals
relates to the number of children subject to a disposal outcome. The following outcomes
are considered as disposals for the purposes of these statistics:</p><ul><li>The making
of a Care Order, Supervision Order, Residence order or Special Guardianship Order;</li><li>A
decision by the court to make no order; and</li><li>The withdrawal of an application.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>The latest Family Courts Statistics Quarterly publication can be accessed here:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2020</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Disposals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median
disposal duration (weeks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% disposed in 26 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>26,221</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>25,849</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>49%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>23,837</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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