L and C (Placement Application- parents not attending hearing) [2015] EWFC B49 (12 May 2015)

The parents are unable to provide safe, consistent, and adequate care for L and C due to learning difficulties, lack of insight, negative assessments, and absence of realistic family alternatives; adoption is necessary for their welfare and permanence; parental consent is dispensed with as nothing else will do.

Citation: [2015] EWFC B49
Parties: Mother: RG; Father: SB; Local Authority Social Worker: Tom Bratton; Cafcass Guardian: Janet Burrows
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 12 May 2015
Procedural Posture: Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing
Outcome: care and placement orders granted; parental consent dispensed with
Legal Topics: Care Orders, Placement Orders, Adoption, Parental Consent, Welfare Checklist, Threshold Criteria

Family Law Child Protection Care Orders Placement Orders Adoption Parental Consent Welfare Checklist Threshold Criteria

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Parties

Mother

Father

Tom Bratton

Local Authority Social Worker

Janet Burrows

Cafcass Guardian

Procedural Posture

Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Whether care and placement orders should be granted for L and C
2 Whether parental consent should be dispensed with for placement orders
3 Whether any realistic family placement exists for L and C

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

care and placement orders granted; parental consent dispensed with

Orders

Care order in respect of L
Care order in respect of C