Index card Birmingham City Council v R

Birmingham City Council v R

Hearings

England & Wales

20 Dec 2006 [2006] EWCA Civ 1748; [2007] Fam 41; [2007] 2 WLR 1130; [2007] 1 FLR 564, CA

Subject Matter

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 — Children Act 1989, ss 14A, 14B, 14C (as inserted by Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 115) — Special Guardianship Regulations 2005

[2006] EWCA Civ 1748; [2007] Fam 41; [2007] 2 WLR 1130; [2007] 1 FLR 564, CA

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