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Adoption vs long-term fostering
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a local authority over a judge’s decision to refuse to make a placement order at the conclusion of care proceedings. Saoirse Harris sets out the key points from the ruling.
Care leavers and redaction of records
Is redaction of records necessary for privacy, or a cause of harm and frustration? Peter Garsden of the Access to Care Records Campaign Group explores the issues.
“Unusual facts and procedural irregularities”
A recent case illustrates the importance of ensuring an intervenor is provided with filed documents they are entitled to and that draft orders, including schedules containing findings of fact, are approved by the judge before taking any significant appellate step, writes Ellie Andrews.
Disclosure to the DBS
The High Court recently ordered a local authority to disclose to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) findings made by the Family Court following public law proceedings which took place in 2021. Dominik Morton sets out the key points from the ruling.
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