There is a compelling public interest in authorising the disclosure of documents to the General Medical Council if they ‘are or may be relevant to the General Medical Council carrying out its statutory duties to protect the public against possible medical misconduct’.
Judges:
Cazalet J
Citations:
[2001] 2 FLR 673
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – A Health Authority v X (Discovery: Medical Conduct) CA 2001
The court considered whether papers in a children’s case should be made available to the GMC: ‘There is obviously a high public interest, analogous to the public interest in the due administration of criminal justice, in the proper administration of . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – A Health Authority v X (Discovery: Medical Conduct) CA 2001
The court considered whether papers in a children’s case should be made available to the GMC: ‘There is obviously a high public interest, analogous to the public interest in the due administration of criminal justice, in the proper administration of . .
Cited – Kent County Council v The Mother, The Father, B (By Her Children’s Guardian); Re B (A Child) (Disclosure) FD 19-Mar-2004
The council had taken the applicant’s children into care alleging that the mother had harmed them. In the light of the subsequent cases casting doubt on such findings, the mother sought the return of her children. She applied now that the hearings . .
Appeal from – A Health Authority v Dr X and Others CA 21-Dec-2001
Where, after a children case has been heard, a party wishes to apply for the release of papers, the application should be made before the judge who had heard the case. To do otherwise left the second judge making a difficult assessment with . .
Cited – British Broadcasting Corporation v CAFCASS Legal and others FD 30-Mar-2007
Parents of a child had resisted care proceedings, and now wished the BBC to be able to make a TV programme about their case. They applied to the court for the judgment to be released. Applications were also made to have a police officer’s and . .
Cited – Durham County Council v Dunn CA 13-Dec-2012
The claimant wished to begin a claim alleging historic sexual abuse while he had been at an institution run by the defendants. The claimant sought pre-trial disclosure of various documents and the court now considered the principle applicable, and . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Health Professions, Children
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.194856