The mother had courted publicity for herself and her daughter. The local authority sought a care order, and an interim order made. It was anticipated that there was media interest in continued identification of the child (whose name as anonymised for this report). The authority sought an order restricting identification of the child and associated persons including the professionals involved.
Held: The authority had not, as required, notified representatives of the media other than subscribers to CopyDirect of the application. That was a strict requirement under section 12 of the 1998 Act, and the court could not dispense with it. An order was only made as regards subscribers to the service notified and was limited so as not to restrict reports regarding the mother or father, since Jane was not now living with them. An order was made, including a requirement that no new photographs of Jane should be published, including any of her with her mother.
Judges:
Holman J
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 3221 (Fam), [2011] 1 FLR 1261, [2011] Fam Law 228
Links:
Statutes:
Children Act 1989 38 100, Human Rights Act 1998 12(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children, Media
Updated: 09 July 2022; Ref: scu.430392