| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 181 (Apr) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWCA Civ 315 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Thorpe and Wall LJJ |
| Representation | Ms Monroe appeared for the mother, by the official solicitor. |
| Monica Ford appeared for the local authority. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 2 January 2009 |
Catchwords
Family proceedings - Orders in family proceedings - Care order - Local authority seeking care order in respect of child - Mother minor herself - Mother represented by official solicitor - Official solicitor making application to instruct child and adolescent psychiatrist and to refer papers for residential assessment - Judge refusing application - Whether judge erring.
The Case
Family proceedings Orders in family proceedings. Court of Appeal, Civil Division: The mother's appeal against the decision of a judge on the basis that he had wrongly refused an application to instruct a child and adolescent psychiatrist and to refer the papers for residential assessment was allowed.
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