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Court of Appeal overturns care order that had ‘no workable plan’ for child’s future

A care order has been overturned after the Court of Appeal found a recorder had over-estimated the benefit of parental bonds and had made an order with “no workable plan” for a child’s future. Allowing the local authority’s appeal in L (A Child: Placement and Contact Orders), Lord Justice Peter Jackson also said Recorder Calway had under-estimated his power to secure

The entrance to the Royal Courts of Justice

Court of Appeal overturns care order that had ‘no workable plan’ for child’s future

A care order has been overturned after the Court of Appeal found a recorder had over-estimated the benefit of parental bonds and had made an order with “no workable plan” for a child’s future. Allowing the local authority’s appeal in L (A Child: Placement and Contact Orders), Lord Justice Peter Jackson also said Recorder Calway had under-estimated his power to secure

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