A local authority did not have the right to exclude solicitor representatives from child protection case conferences, and must provide minutes of any part of a meeting from which the parent is excluded. To do so would be to fail to follow the guidelines set out by the Secretary of State, which the authority was bound to follow.
Citations:
Times 25-Nov-1999, Gazette 25-Nov-1999, Gazette 17-Dec-1999
Statutes:
Children Act 1989 37, Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 7(1)
Local Government, Legal Professions, Children
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85201
