The Court of Appeal, Civil Division dismissed the mother’s appeal against the High Court decision that the court’s inherent jurisdiction can be used to authorise the deprivation of liberty of a child under sixteen where the placement is prohibited by the terms of amended statutory scheme.
The Family Division decided a preliminary issue regarding the role of the Practice Guidance: Placements in unregistered children's homes in England or unregistered care home services in Wales (the Practical Guidance), in the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the court for unregistered placements.
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