‘The principal issue arising on this appeal in care proceedings concerning a little girl, L, is whether the process by which the recorder reached the conclusion that the threshold criteria under s.31 of the Children Act 1989 were satisfied was fair. The appellant, Z, who is L’s father, contends that certain of the findings made by the recorder, which went further than those sought by the local authority, were made after a hearing in which he did not have a fair opportunity to meet those allegations.’
Judges:
Lord Justice Baker
And
Lord Justice Snowden
Citations:
[2022] EWCA Civ 169
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 20 April 2022; Ref: scu.672025
