Restriction of liberty under the inherent jurisdiction (Re T (a child) (secure accommodation order)

Richard Little, barrister at 42 Bedford Row Chambers, advises that the decision in Re T (a child) (secure accommodation order) is a timely analysis of how the High Court exercises its inherent jurisdiction to restrict a young person’s liberty in cases in which a local authority would have sought a secure accommodation order under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) if an approved placement was otherwise available.