The mother agreed to the accommodation of her two-week-old baby and care proceedings were issued nearly four months later. The local authority accepted that they had acted in breach of the rights of both mother and child under article 6 and 8, largely because of the delays both before and after proceedings were issued, which were seriously prejudicial to the child’s welfare and the ability of both to enjoy family life with members of the family – the child was eventually placed with the maternal grandmother in Latvia. Damages were agreed of pounds 12,000 to the child and pounds 4,000 to the mother and a payment of pounds 1,000 was made to the grandmother.
Keehan J
[2015] EWHC 199 (Fam)
Bailii
Children Act 1989 20
England and Wales
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Cited – Williams and Another v London Borough of Hackney SC 18-Jul-2018
On arrest for shoplifting a 12 year old said he had been doing so to get food, and that he had been hit with a belt by his father. Investigation revealed the home to be dangerous, and all eight children were removed to the care of the LA. The . .
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Updated: 07 August 2021; Ref: scu.542315