Birmingham City Council v CF & Ors

Threshold criteria are met due to longstanding parental vulnerabilities, criminality, substance misuse, and inability to safeguard the child. No realistic alternative carers exist. Adoption is necessary and proportionate to meet the child's immediate and lifelong welfare needs. Parental consent is dispensed with.

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Parties: Applicant: Birmingham City Council; Respondent: CF; Respondent: DS; Respondent: The Child (by their Children’s Guardian)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 06 November 2025
Procedural Posture: Care and Placement Order Proceedings / Final Judgment
Outcome: final care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with
Legal Topics: Care Orders, Placement Orders, Adoption, Parental Responsibility, Threshold Criteria, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Domestic Abuse

Family Law Child Protection Care Orders Placement Orders Adoption Parental Responsibility Threshold Criteria Mental Health +2 more

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Parties

Birmingham City Council

Applicant

Respondent

The Child (by their Children’s Guardian)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Care and Placement Order Proceedings / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether threshold criteria under s.31(2) Children Act 1989 are met
2 Whether care and placement orders are necessary and proportionate
3 Whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

final care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with

Orders

final care order made
final placement order made

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