[2025] EWHC 1470 (Fam)

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN ACT 2002

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before :

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE JUDD

Between :

Hilka Hollmann of Dawson Cornwell and Kathryn Cronin for the Applicants

The 1^st Respondent appeared in person

Kathryn Blair (instructed by London Borough of Islington Legal Services) for the 2^nd Respondent

Eva Holland of Cafcass Legal for the 3^rd Respondent

Hearing dates: 13^th February 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 16^th June 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE JUDD

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.