Case No. LV21C01158

251.If A were to return to live with his mother in the Gabon, then this would be a significant change in his circumstances following the determination by MacDonald J in July 2021, that A was habitually resident in the United Kingdom. He has continued to integrate into life in the UK and his English language skills have dramatically improved.252.I find that he does not want to go back to the Gabon and nor does he want to return to live with his mother, although I acknowledge his tender age. At the moment, the relationship that he has with F is more conducive to his welfare than that with the mother. That is largely due to her own actions.253.In my judgment, it is likely that his relationship with F would either dramatically reduce or even disappear if he moved to the Gabon to live with his mother. The evidence shows that he has now invested emotionally in his foster placement, although clearly the Local Authority must do more to maintain his links with his heritage. They will also face a challenging piece of work around his paternal heritage, that being Polish, as I have been reminded more than once by the Children’s Guardian.