A Metropolitan Borough Council v JJ and Another: FD 9 May 2003

Issues about the rights and duties of children’s guardians in care proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989, with particular reference to the guardian’s right to examine and take copies of local authority documentation under CA 1989 section 42. It also raises the question of the duty of local authorities to impart information relating to the child in question to the child’s parents, the guardian and the court.

Judges:

Mr Justice Wall

Citations:

[2003] EWHC 976 (Fam)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Children Act 1989 42

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Children

Updated: 20 October 2022; Ref: scu.235736