(Family Division, Hayden J, 5 October 2018)
Public law children – Secure accommodation – Young autistic girl with extreme behaviours – Lack of suitable placement – Placement in hospital for number of months had caused girl physical and emotional harm
An interim care plan for the girl’s transition to a secure placement was approved.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWHC 2828 (Fam)
Case No: LV18C02463
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAMILY DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 05/10/2018
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
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Between :
Liverpool City Council
Applicant
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(1) A.M.
(2) M.R
(3) D
(By her children’s guardian)
Respondents
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Interested Party
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Mark Twomey QC (instructed by Liverpool City Council) for the Council,
Mr Neil Mercer (instructed by Kirwans Solicitors) for the First Respondent,
Ms Margaret Parr (instructed by MSB Solicitors) for the Second Respondent,
Ms Joanne Lomas (instructed by Morecrofts Solicitors) for the Third Respondent,
Mr Michael Mylonas QC (instructed by Hill Dickinson LLP for the Interested Party
Hearing dates: 5 October 2018
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Judgment Approved
This judgment was delivered in public. 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.
Judgment: Re D (A Child) [2018] EWHC 2828 (Fam).docx