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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
MS JUSTICE HARRIS DBE
Between :
MS M | Applicant |
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MR F - and – THE CHILD, C (By his Guardian, Miss Kelly) | First Respondent Second Respondent |
Dr Charlotte Proudman (direct access) for the applicant
Mr Patrick Gilmore (instructed by Bendles Solicitors) for the second respondent
Mr F appeared in person
Hearing dates: 20th February 2025 and 2nd April 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 2pm on 2nd April 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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MS JUSTICE HARRIS DBE
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 Justice Harris
- Background
- Submissions
- Law
- General Principles
- Section 12 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960
- The types of proceedings are
- all proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, including to authorise the deprivation of a child’s liberty
- setting out
- The template Transparency Order states that it remains in place until every child to whom the proceedings relate reaches the age of 18
- the name or date of birth of any subject child in the case
- the name or address of any foster carer
- in cases involving alleged sexual abuse, the details of such alleged abuse
- Conclusions
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