England and Wales Case Law

C (Welfare: Care Order), Re

The court found that the threshold for a care order was met due to proven risks of significant harm from neglect, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and inability to implement protective boundaries. The mother's change in position and acceptance of the Local Authority's plan was credited, but the risks in her care far exceeded the disadvantages of separation. A care order was necessary and proportionate to safeguard Cora's welfare, with ongoing supervised contact and a plan for therapeutic support for the mother.

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• Care order
• Child welfare
• Parental responsibility
• Substance misuse
• Domestic abuse
• Child sexual exploitation

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A Local Authority v Mother & Ors

A Local Authority v Mother & Ors [2025] EWFC 415 (B) (06 November 2025)

In care proceedings, the court found that B suffered significant harm, including sexual abuse by C, and that the mother failed to protect her and misled professionals.

• Sexual abuse
• Failure to protect
• Emotional harm
• Domestic abuse
• Cannabis misuse
• Educational neglect

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AA & Ors, Re

The court found threshold met for AA, BA and CA, but made a 12-month supervision order for BA and CA, with no order for AA or DA.

• Care orders
• Supervision orders
• Parental responsibility
• Educational neglect
• Medical neglect
• Care-proceedings

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AA & Ors, In the Matter Of

AA & Ors, In the Matter Of [2022] EWFC 200 (B) (28 September 2022)

Family Court care proceedings about four children. The court found threshold met, but refused final care orders for BA, CA and DA and made no order for AA.

• Care orders
• Threshold criteria
• Educational neglect
• Medical neglect
• Parental responsibility
• Welfare analysis

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Re S (Children: care proceedings)

Care proceedings concerning seven children. The court found significant emotional, educational and physical neglect and made care orders naming Lancashire County Council.

• Care orders
• Significant harm
• Neglect
• Parental responsibility
• Threshold criteria
• Children's welfare

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RS v SS

RS v SS [2013] EWHC B33 (Fam) (23 December 2013)

The court transferred residence of two boys from their mother to their father after finding the mother had alienated them, undermined contact, and failed to meet educational needs.

• Residence orders
• Contact disputes
• Parental alienation
• Emotional abuse
• Educational neglect
• Residence-orders

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