More than a third of prenatal reports to NSW protective services not investigated, ombudsman finds

Other families have been unlawfully compelled to be case-managed without consent, watchdog finds

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More than a third of all reports raising concerns about the future welfare of unborn children were closed due to a shortage of allocated caseworkers, while families were unlawfully compelled to take part in prenatal case work, the New South Wales ombudsman has found.