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Latest Case – Polly Allison

08th Aug 2022

In the matter of:

Re K and Re R

(Unregulated Placement: Authorisation Pursuant to the Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction: Prohibition)

Polly Allison acting on behalf of the first respondent mother (Re K) following the Local Authorities’ application to the court to sanction the mother and child placement through the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction or alternatively by directing the assessment of the child pursuant to s38(6) of the Children Act (1989). The Local Authority has placed the mother and child in an unregulated placement due to unavailability. The court approved the placement under s.38(6).