The Public Law Working Group
and set out in its Report published in March 2021 which is approved by the President of the Family Division as sound guidance:34.The making of a care order on the basis of a plan for the child to remain in the care of her parents/carers is a different matter. There should be exceptional reasons for a Court to make a care order on the basis of such a plan. 21.The parents’ consent to the making of such an order can be dispensed with by the Court pursuant to s52 of the ACA if the Court is satisfied that the welfare of the child requires such.22.The justification for making a child the subject of a placement order has been clarified by the judgments in
- The applications before the Court
- The parties’ positions
- The key issue: sibling separation
- ABCDE
- The background: the children’s lived experience
- The Law
- F (A Child : Placement Order: Proportionality
- The Public Law Working Group
- Re B-S
- Re H-W (Children)
- Re D (A Child Placement Order)
- Children and Adoption Act 2002
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005
- Discussion as to the issues surrounding the effect of sibling separation
- Siblings, contact and the law: an overlooked relationship?
- Together or Apart? Assessing Siblings for Permanent Placement (BAAF, 2001, 2008)
- Beyond Together or Apart: Planning For, Assessing and Placing Sibling Groups (Coram BAAF, 2021)
- Beyond Together or Apart: Planning for, assessing and placing sibling groups 2021, a Coram Baaf Good Practice Guide
- Safe Contact: Children in Permanent Placement and Their Birth Relatives
- Section 26 ACA 2002: contact orders during placement
- Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Social media
- The Mother and F1
- The options for the children
- All children placed for and successfully adopted
- Placements being divided between foster placements and adoptive placements
- All children in foster care:
- All children to be returned home:
- The Children: pen portraits
- Siblings together and apart assessments
- The Children’s Guardian: Miss Madelaine Jones
- Strengthening Families: improving stability for adopted children 2021.
- Introducing Social Science Evidence in Family Court Decision-Making and Adjudication: Evidence from England and Wales.
- The possible adoption pathway for the children. Tracey Barton (Adoption Manager)
- Analysis of issues
- Options and Re B-S analysis
- Welfare checklist factors
- Conclusion