LRP (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Placement Order)
The court finds that the threshold criteria are emphatically established, no practical support or services exist to enable safe parenting by either parent, and adoption is necessary for LRP's welfare as no realistic alternative exists.
- Parties
- Applicant: Local Authority; Mother/respondent: CH; Father/respondent: RP; Children's Guardian: Karen Gorbutt
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 12 December 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Care and Placement Order Proceedings / Final Hearing
- Outcome
- Placement order granted; consents of both parents dispensed with.
- Legal Topics
- Care Proceedings, Placement Order, Adoption, Child Welfare, Threshold Criteria
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Parties
Local Authority
Applicant
CH
Mother/respondent
RP
Father/respondent
Karen Gorbutt
Children's Guardian
Procedural Posture
Care and Placement Order Proceedings / Final Hearing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether LRP should be placed for adoption via a placement order
- 2 Whether the threshold criteria under s.31 Children Act are met
- 3 Whether any support or services could enable safe parenting by the mother or parents
Ratio Decidendi
The court finds that the threshold criteria are emphatically established, no practical support or services exist to enable safe parenting by either parent, and adoption is necessary for LRP's welfare as no realistic alternative exists.
Court Disposition
Placement order granted; consents of both parents dispensed with.
Orders
- Placement order made for LRP pursuant to s.52(1) Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Dispensation of parental consent for placement order
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