“Care and Supervision
(1)On the application of any local authority or authorised person, the court may make an order—(a)placing the child with respect to whom the application is made in the care of a designated local authority; or(b)putting him under the supervision of a designated local authority (2)A court may only make a care order or supervision order if it is satisfied—(a)that the child concerned is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm; and(b)that the harm, or likelihood of harm, is attributable to—(i)the care given to the child, or likely to be given to him if the order were not made, not being what it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to him; or(ii)the child’s being beyond parental control.”4.These provisions clearly set out the important elements that must be satisfied on an evidential basis before the court can make a care or supervision order. The important elements of the threshold criteria include the relevant child suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, the harm being attributed or attributable to the care that is given to the child which would not be reasonable to expect a parent to give to that child.5.I have also considered and applied the additional authorities that I was referred to during the parties’ closing submissions. For the sake of brevity I will not repeat the detail in this judgment. Furthermore, I have read and considered the helpful guidance by the Royal College of paediatrics and Child Health on ‘Perplexing Presentation (PP)/Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in children 2 March 2021’. Finally, I note the enormous challenges that the mother and her legal team have faced in marshalling and managing the evidence. I am grateful to Mr Bickler KC and Mr Froud for their gargantuan efforts that have ensured the mother has been able to participate in these proceedings fully and fairly. However, it is important to note the significant stress that this family has been under and the evidence spans many stressful years, all of which will have impacted upon the parents’ recollection and the quality of evidence that they have been able to give to the court.