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The Royal Court authorised a permissive restriction-of-liberty order for a 12-year-old child because of escalating safety risks and deteriorating behaviour.
In the matter of VV (Secure Accommodation Order) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 027 (28 January 2025)
The Royal Court of Jersey granted a secure accommodation order for VV for five weeks, finding the statutory test met but limiting the period and requiring a revised care plan.
The Royal Court granted a secure accommodation order for VV for five weeks only, finding the statutory test met but requiring a shorter, welfare-focused period.
In the matter of YY (Secure Accommodation Order) [2024] JRC 153 (24 June 2024)
The Royal Court of Jersey granted a secure accommodation order for a 16-year-old child after finding repeated absconding and a likely risk of significant harm.
In the matter of EE (the Child) (Secure Accommodation Order) [2022] JRC 183 (28 July 2022)
The Jersey Royal Court granted a three-month secure accommodation order for EE, finding a history of absconding and a real risk of significant harm.
In the matter of CC (Recovery Order) [2022] JRC 132 (15 June 2022)
The Jersey Royal Court granted a sixth Recovery Order for a 10-year-old child who repeatedly absconded from care, despite doubts about the order’s effectiveness.
Between v A (the Father) [2021] JRC 322 (20 November 2021)
The court extended a Secure Accommodation Order for a 13-year-old child for three months, finding his repeated absconding and risks met the statutory threshold.
Minister for Health and Social Services v B and Ors (Capacity) 22-Jan-2021 [2021] JCA 011 (22 January 2021)
The Court of Appeal dismissed the Minister’s appeal, upheld the appointment of the father as delegate with revised restrictions, and held no Article 57 order was needed.
In the matter of Scarlett (Secure accommodation order) [2018] JRC 055 (09 March 2018)
The Jersey Royal Court refused a secure accommodation order for a 16½-year-old despite serious self-harm risks, finding detention disproportionate and unlikely to solve her underlying problems.
In the matter of A (Secure Accommodation Order) [2013] JRC 125 (26 June 2013)
The Royal Court refused to extend a secure accommodation order, finding the statutory threshold was not met because the child was not shown to be likely to abscond.
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