A local council applied for a reporting restriction order in the context of a case as to which there had been substantial public discussion and conflict.
Held: As to the child involved: ‘the arguments in favour of the continuing anonymisation of the child are overwhelming and that the corresponding arguments in favour of the naming of the child, if indeed there are such arguments (and none have in fact been put forward), are exiguous and, on any basis, heavily counterbalanced by the arguments in favour of the child’s anonymity being preserved.’
As to the mother: ‘The mother wishes to complain publicly about the way in which the courts in this country have handled her and her daughter. The court should be very slow indeed before preventing a parent doing what the mother wishes to do in the present case.’
Order accordingly, reasons to follow.
Judges:
Munby J, P
Citations:
[2013] EWHC 4037 (Fam)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – In re P (A Child) Misc 1-Feb-2013
Chelmsford County Court – The court heard an application by the local authority for an order freeing a child for adoption. The mother suffered a continuing mental health condition but that was presently under control.
Held: The threshold . .
Cited – In re AA COP 23-Aug-2012
The patient had been attending a course in the UK for her work. She suffered a further episode of a bipolar condition. Being pregnant she stopped taking her medication. Her mental condition deteriorated, and she was taken into secure psychiatric . .
Cited by:
See Also – In re P (A Child) FD 17-Dec-2013
A local authority applied for a reporting restriction order. The Italian mother when pregnant suffered mental illness. She ceased treatment to protect her unborn child and became psychotic and delusional and was detained in a mental hospital. She . .
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Children, Media
Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.519044