Mohamed v The Local Safeguarding Children's Board for Islington

Mohamed v The Local Safeguarding Children's Board for Islington

The application for permission to appeal was refused because the claim was academic following the council's agreement to conduct a serious case review, there was no error of law in the judge's exercise of discretion, the claim was out of time, and 'neglect' under the regulation does not extend to failures in social housing allocation.

Parties
Claimant/applicant: Deeqa Mohamed; Defendant/respondent: The Local Safeguarding Children's Board for Islington
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 October 2015
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Serious Case Review, Neglect, Statutory Interpretation, Delay, Academic Claims
Administrative Law Child Protection Judicial Review Serious Case Review Neglect Statutory Interpretation Delay Academic Claims

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Parties

Deeqa Mohamed

Claimant/applicant

The Local Safeguarding Children's Board for Islington

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the refusal to conduct a serious case review constituted a breach of statutory duty under regulation 5(2)(a) of the Local Safeguarding Children Boards Regulations 2006
  2. 2 Whether 'neglect' under the regulation includes failure to re-house a family
  3. 3 Whether the claim was out of time and whether time should be extended

Ratio Decidendi

The application for permission to appeal was refused because the claim was academic following the council's agreement to conduct a serious case review, there was no error of law in the judge's exercise of discretion, the claim was out of time, and 'neglect' under the regulation does not extend to failures in social housing allocation.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused