The Law Reports (Family Division)
[2007] Fam 41
Court of Appeal
Birmingham City Council v R and others
[2006] EWCA Civ 1748
2006 Nov 23;
Dec 20
Dec 20
Thorpe, Tuckey and Wall LJJ
Children
— Care proceedings
— Special guardianship order
— Grandparents without first obtaining court's permission indicating intention to apply for special guardianship order
— Whether court entitled to require local authority to undertake assessment of grandparents prior to their obtaining permission
— Whether court permitted to restrict scope of assessment report
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Children Act 1989 (c 41), ss. 14A, 14B, 14C (as inserted by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c 38), s. 115)
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Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1109)