| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 28 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Civ 1305 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Lord Justice Thorpe, Lord Justice Gross and Mrs Justice Baron |
| Representation | Richard Gordon QC and Joseph O'Brien (instructed by Irwin Mitchell LLP) for the appellant. |
| Jonathan Cowen (instructed by BCC) for the first respondent. | |
| David lock QC and Laura Davidson (instructed by Anthony Collins Solicitors) for the second and third respondents. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 20 December 2011 |
Catchwords
Child - Care - Local authority - Child being taken into care by defendant local authority - Court of Protection finding parent's consent - Court of Protection finding restrictions on child whilst in care not amounting to deprivation of liberty - Whether judge erring - .
The Case
Child Care. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the appellant's appeal, held that the judge had not erred in concluding that the restrictions imposed on the appellant's liberty after she had been taken into care had not amounted to detention.
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