DISTRICT JUDGE WEBB :
1.Before me today is the case of Birmingham Children's Trust versus Mother and Father. Mother and Father have two children, V, who is now six and T, who is now three.2.Ms Davies has appeared on behalf of Birmingham City Council, Miss Cross on behalf of Mother, Mr Duggan on behalf of Father and Miss Brown on behalf of the children via their Children’s Guardian. The matter has proceeded before me on two days last week and concludes today, 10 August 2022 with this extempore judgment (of which I have now approved the transcript).3.The Local Authority seek a Special Guardianship Order for V in favour of her paternal grandparents. This is agreed by all parties. They further seek a placement order in respect of T, this is opposed by all other parties. The Local Authority is seeking to place T in an open adoptive placement allowing limited parental contact. The key dispute is the appropriateness and indeed proportionality of a placement order in the context of a child with severe disabilities and a life limiting condition. The other significant feature is the effect of learning difficulties in respect of the parents and T.4.Before providing this formal judgment, I have explained to the parents the order I am making and the effects of that in more simple terms. They have confirmed through their advocates they understand and wish to remain to listen to the full judgment.