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4 February 2021

Re Q (A Child) (DOLS: Lack of Secure Placement) [2021] EWHC 123 (Fam)
(Family Division, Knowles J, 27 January 2021)Public law children - Deprivation of liberty – Lack of secure accommodation – Authorisation sought for non-secure placementAuthorisation was...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 4 February 2021
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4 February 2021

Re T and R (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71
(Court of Appeal (Civil Division), Floyd, Baker and Males LJJ, 28 January 2021)Public law children - Placement order – Approval for adoption not granted – Plan for long-term fostering...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 4 February 2021
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29 January 2021

Salford CC v W & Ors (Religion and Declaration of Looked After Status) [2021] EWHC 61 (Fam)
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 19 January 2021)Public law children – Special guardianship – Prohibited steps order – Change of religion – Designated local authorityFor...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 29 January 2021
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29 January 2021

A Local Authority v JK and W (Adoption Notification to father) (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 33 (Fam)
(Family Division, Peel J, 15 January 2021)Public law children -  Adoption – Notification – Mother and LA sought to not inform father and wider family of adoptionThe judge held that...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 29 January 2021
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10 December 2020

Lancashire CC v G (No3)(Continuing Unavailability of Secure Accommodation) [2020] EWHC 3280 (Fam)
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 2 December 2020)Public law children - Secure Accommodation – Lack of suitable placement – 16-year-old placed in unregulated secure placement – Whether...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 10 December 2020
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10 December 2020

Re C (Revocation of Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 1598
(Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Underhill VP, Baker and Phillips LJJ, 27 November 2020)Public law children - Placement Order – Application to revoke dismissed – AppealThe Court of Appeal...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 10 December 2020
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3 December 2020

A local authority v G and another [2020] EWHC 3124 (Fam)
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 20 November 2020)Public law children – Secure accommodation – Lack of regulated placement – Whether court should continue to authorise deprivation of...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 3 December 2020
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3 December 2020

H v An Adoption Agency (Declaration of Parentage Following Adoption) [2020] EWFC 74
(Family Court, MacDonald J, 18 November 2020)Parentage – Declaration – Adoption order made – Whether biological father could apply for a declaration of parentage under s 55A(1) of...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 3 December 2020
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5 November 2020

Re S (A Child : Finding of Fact) [2020] EWCA Civ 1382
(Court of Appeal, Underhill VP, Peter Jackson, Lewis LJJ, 27 October 2020) Public Law Children – Fact-finding – Injury to child of unknown cause – Mother and partner exonerated...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 5 November 2020
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5 November 2020

Lancashire CC v G (Unavailability of Secure Accommodation) [2020] EWHC 2828 (Fam)
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 26 October 2020)Public law children – Secure accommodation – Lack of suitable secure accommodation – Child would almost certainly harm herself –...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 5 November 2020
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