B (A Child), Re [2010] EWCC 56 (Fam) (2010)

B (A Child), Re [2010] EWCC 56 (Fam) (2010)

Given the parents' acceptance of their inability to care for HOB and the Local Authority's care plan for adoption, the court finds that HOB's welfare requires the making of a care order and a placement order, and that parental consent to placement should be dispensed with.

Citation
[2010] EWCC 56
Parties
Applicant: X Local Authority; Mother: DS; Father: JB; Children’s Guardian: Children’s Guardian
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Procedural Posture
Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing
Outcome
Care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with; no order for costs save public funding assessment.
Legal Topics
Care Orders, Placement Orders, Adoption, Parental Consent, Welfare of the Child

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Parties

X Local Authority

Applicant

DS

Mother

JB

Father

Children’s Guardian

Children’s Guardian

Procedural Posture

Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing

  1. 1 Whether to grant a care order and placement order for HOB
  2. 2 Whether to dispense with parental consent for placement order

Ratio Decidendi

Given the parents' acceptance of their inability to care for HOB and the Local Authority's care plan for adoption, the court finds that HOB's welfare requires the making of a care order and a placement order, and that parental consent to placement should be dispensed with.

Court Disposition

Care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with; no order for costs save public funding assessment.

Orders

  • Care order placing HOB in the care of X Local Authority
  • Placement order in respect of HOB