Re J, K and L (application for non-agency adoptions)

Re J, K and L (application for non-agency adoptions)

Adoption orders are refused because the applicants have not demonstrated the ability to consistently meet the children’s complex needs through therapeutic parenting, and the risks of harm, placement disruption, and loss of multi-agency support outweigh the advantages of adoption. The children’s welfare does not require dispensing with parental consent, and long-term foster care best meets their needs at this time.

Parties
Applicant: PA1; Applicant: PA2; First Respondent: A LOCAL AUTHORITY; Second Respondent: M; Third Respondent: F; Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Respondents: JAMIE, KIT AND LUCY (by their children’s guardian GUY BRAZIL)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Adoption (non Agency) and Revocation of Placement Orders / Final Judgment
Outcome
Applications for adoption orders dismissed; placement orders revoked; injunction application dismissed.
Legal Topics
Adoption, Revocation of Placement Orders, Dispensation of Parental Consent, Child Welfare, Therapeutic Parenting, Long Term Foster Care
Family Law Child Law Adoption Revocation of Placement Orders Dispensation of Parental Consent Child Welfare Therapeutic Parenting Long Term Foster Care

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Parties

PA1

Applicant

PA2

Applicant

A LOCAL AUTHORITY

First Respondent

M

Second Respondent

F

Third Respondent

JAMIE, KIT AND LUCY (by their children’s guardian GUY BRAZIL)

Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Respondents

Procedural Posture

Adoption (non Agency) and Revocation of Placement Orders / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether adoption orders should be granted to PA1 and PA2 for J, K, and L
  2. 2 Whether parental consent should be dispensed with under section 52 Adoption and Children Act 2002
  3. 3 Whether placement orders should be revoked

Ratio Decidendi

Adoption orders are refused because the applicants have not demonstrated the ability to consistently meet the children’s complex needs through therapeutic parenting, and the risks of harm, placement disruption, and loss of multi-agency support outweigh the advantages of adoption. The children’s welfare does not require dispensing with parental consent, and long-term foster care best meets their needs at this time.

Court Disposition

Applications for adoption orders dismissed; placement orders revoked; injunction application dismissed.

Orders

  • Adoption orders refused for all three children.
  • Placement orders revoked for all three children.