There had been an arrangement for a split hearing of an application for a care order. At the first hearing a statement had been agreed as to the terms upon which the threshold criteria had been met. However the expert could not base his decision upon that agreed statement, and the authority applied to re-open the issue of the extent and manner in which the threshold criteria had been met. The mother resisted, but the court, it was held, was correct to allow the issue to be re-opened despite the fact that no new facts had emerged and the agreement. It was necessary to promote the welfare of the child.
Citations:
Times 13-Oct-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.81825