The Judge held that a local authority with a care order could, in certain circumstances, decide to arrange and consent to a child in its care being vaccinated for Covid-19 and/or the winter flu virus notwithstanding the objections of the child's parents.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2021] EWHC 2993 (Fam)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAMILY DIVISION
SITTING AT GRIMSBY
Date: 9 November 2021
Before :
MR JUSTICE POOLE
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Re: C (Looked After Child) (Covid-19 Vaccination)
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Mr Goodwin (instructed by Alison Skipsey of the Local Authority’s Legal Services) for the Applicant
The First Respondent in person
The Second Respondent in person
Miss Blackmore (instructed by Zoe Atkinson of Lockings Solicitors) for the Third Respondent
Hearing dates: 4 November 2021
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JUDGMENT
This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
