The head of the family court has issued new guidance which states that the judiciary will stop monitoring the use of unregistered placements for children deprived of their liberty in England and Wales.
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Lawyer Tim Spencer-Lane explains what is happening next in following the government's decision to delay the Liberty Protection Safeguards' implementation
More than one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications involving children were made by were made by local authorities in the North West of England between July and November this year, figures show.