Islington v Z and others; In the Matter of X and Y twins: FD 18 Jul 2007

The court set out to explain how care proceedings had been brought to an end suddenly. The children had been taken into care after one was brought to hospital with injuries received by way of unexplained trauma. It was suggested that the child had ‘enlarged subarachnoid space’ which might make the child more easily susceptible to injury. The experts had been unable to put forward an agreed version of events.
Held: The authority had withdrawn its application without adequate explanation. That the parents had agreed was no surprise, but the mother had been unable to be heard to clear her name.

Judges:

Munby J

Citations:

[2007] EWHC 1862 (Fam)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedX Council v B (Emergency Protection Orders) FD 16-Aug-2004
Munby J reviewed the grant of Emergency Protection Orders, and summarised the applicable law: ‘The matters I have just been considering are so important that it may be convenient if I here summarise the most important points:
(i) An EPO, . .
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Children

Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.260012