Supreme Court explains the scope of section 20 Children Act powers

July 19th, 2018 by Jonathan Auburn

The Supreme Court in Williams v Hackney London Borough Council has provided clarification of the scope of local authority powers under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 to provide accommodation for a child. The Court has set out Read more »

 

Parental consent not required for section 20 accommodation

February 9th, 2017 by Jonathan Auburn

Is it a breach of a local authority’s duty under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, and article 8 of the ECHR, to keep children in foster care without their parent’s consent? This was the question answered by the Court of Appeal in London Borough of Hackney v Williams [2017] EWCA Civ 26. Read more »

 

When is enough, enough? Runaways and Section 20

September 28th, 2016 by Hannah Slarks

After a summer break, the 11KBW Community Care blog is back for the new term.  In fact, we’ve already forgotten what being on holiday felt like.  We expect you know the feeling.  Sigh.

The blog’s comeback case concerns a vulnerable young man who repeatedly refused to be placed: R (on the application of AI) v Haringey Borough Council (2016) QBD (Admin). The question before the Court was whether LB Haringey had done all that was reasonably practicable to try to place him. Read more »