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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
Kate Grange KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court
Between:
A Local Authority | Applicant |
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X (mother) Y (child) | Respondents |
Michael Liebrecht for the Local Authority
Elizabeth Chapman (Solicitor Advocate of Creighton & Partners) for the mother
Natasha Atkins (Solicitor Advocate at Child Law Partnership) for the Guardian
Hearing date: 31 March 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 11 April 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
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- Ms Kate Grange KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court
- Background
- The mother’s evidence
- The positions of the parties
- Legal principles to be applied
- Application
- Parental responsibility
- Article 8 rights
- The substance of the relationships
- The likelihood of a family placement being a realistic alternative to adoption
- The physical, psychological or social impact on the mother or on others of notification being given
- The availability and durability of the confidential information
- The impact of delay
- Conclusions
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