Case No. GL20P00553

23.S.10(9) of the Children Act 1989 provides as follows: “Where the person applying for leave to make an application for a section 8 order is not the child concerned, the court shall, in deciding whether or not to grant leave, have particular regard to— (a)The nature of the proposed application for the section 8 order; (b)The applicant’s connection with the child; (c)Any risk there might be of that proposed application disrupting the child’s life to such an extent that he would be harmed by it; and (d)Where the child is being looked after by a local authority— (i)The authority’s plans for the child’s future; and (ii)The wishes and feelings of the child’s parents.” 24.The leading authority with respect to such applications is