ICal on iPads occasionally not syncing

My partner and I use iCal on iPads to make bookings and we share the same Apple ID to sync the calendars. Usually this works fine, however occasionally one of my bookings is duplicated on mine so I delete one entry but then my partner doesn't see anything on his in this time slot so he ends up booking something else in and we double book appointment times. Why is this?

Hello Janice,
It sounds like the iCloud calendar is not syncing between your iPad and iMac. I recommend following the steps in the sections titled "General troubleshooting," "Troubleshooting on iOS devices," and "Troubleshooting on OS X" in the following article to assist with syncing your calendar events between your devices:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3999
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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