Deprivation of Liberty for Children (Cheat Sheet)

Deprivation of Liberty for Children (Cheat Sheet)

Introduction The terms used when dealing with Deprivation of Liberty applications can be confusing. This article serves as a helpful cheat sheet for practitioners and lay parties, providing brief explanations of common terms used and heard in deprivation of liberty applications for children. It offers a starting point for further research. At the outset, it […]

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Re JW (Child at Home under Care Order) [2023] EWCA Civ 944

family law care proceedings

In this recent decision of the Court of Appeal, The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, acknowledged that ‘a difference exists in the approach taken by courts in different regions when determining whether a final care order, supervision order or no order should be made when care proceedings conclude with a plan for the […]

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