Local Government Lawyer, 'Local authorities cannot authorise deprivations of liberty of children in care, Court of Appeal rules' (6 February 2025)
Local authority consent to child's DOL The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from Re J (Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty) [2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam), in which the High Court had said that the local authority could consent to J's deprivation of liberty.