Derby City Council v BA (No 1)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Inherent jurisdiction — Deprivation of liberty — Local authority seeking authorisation for deprivation of liberty in respect of child under 16 — Local authority proposing to place child in unregulated accommodation — Proposed placement prohibited under amended statutory scheme — Whether court having inherent jurisdiction to authorise deprivation of liberty in such circumstances — Whether prohibited by terms of statutory scheme — Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 22C — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 6, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 2, 3 — Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/959), regs 27, 27A, 27B, Sch 6

[2021] EWHC 2472 (Fam); [2021] WLR(D) 479, Fam D

CHILDREN — Inherent jurisdiction — Children’s home — Local authority in England wishing to place looked after 15-year-old child in unregistered children’s home in circumstances where child deprived of liberty — Whether placement in unregistered children’s home prohibited by statutory scheme — Whether High Court having inherent jurisdiction to authorise placement — Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 22C(6) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 5(1) — Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/959), reg 27A

[2021] EWCA Civ 1867; [2022] Fam 351; [2022] 2 WLR 893; [2022] 2 FLR 1; [2021] WLR(D) 630, CA

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