Appeal against an order dismissing the appellant’s claim for judicial review by which it sought to challenge the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 introduced by the Secretary of State for Education in response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Amendment Regulations introduced a range of temporary amendments to ten statutory instruments governing the children’s social care system.
Held: The Secretary of State had been under an obligation to consult several interested parties and bodies. The amendments had substantial effects. He had failed to satisfy this requirement, but the regulations having now expired, a declaration only was sufficient.
Citations:
[2020] EWCA Civ 1577
Links:
Bailii, Judiciary Summary, Judiciary
Statutes:
Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health, Adoption, Children, Administrative
Updated: 16 June 2022; Ref: scu.656304
