Re D (A Child) (2019) UKSC 42

Parental responsibility and DOL It is not within the scope of parental responsibility to consent to living arrangements for a 16- or 17-year-old child which would otherwise amount to a deprivation of liberty within the meaning of Article 5.

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This case has been summarised on page 3 of 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 98, October 2019).

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This case's neutral citation number appears in the following newsletters:

• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 100, December 2019)
• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 138, April 2024)
• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 149, April 2025)

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Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

• Deprivation of liberty - children🔍 See also: Category:Deprivation of liberty

Date: 26 September 2019🔍

Court: Supreme Court🔍

Judicial history:

When D turned 16:

• Re D (A Child) [2019] UKSC 42
• Re D (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1695
• Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8

When D was 15:

• Re D (A Child: deprivation of liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam)

Cites:

• Nielsen v Denmark 10929/84 [1988] ECHR 23

Judge(s):

• Hale🔍
• Carnwath🔍
• Black🔍
• Lloyd-Jones🔍
• Arden🔍

Parties:

• D🔍
• Birmingham City Council🔍
• Equality and Human Rights Commission🔍
• Secretary of State for Justice🔍

Citation number(s):

• [2019] UKSC 42^B
• [2020] COPLR 73, [2020] 1 FLR 549^B, [2019] PTSR 1816, [2020] MHLR 135, [2020] 2 All ER 399, [2019] 3 FCR 631, [2019] WLR 5403, [2019] 1 WLR 5403^B, [2019] HRLR 18, (2019) 22 CCL Rep 475, [2019] WLR(D) 587^B, (2020) 171 BMLR 51

What links here:

• Nielsen v Denmark 10929/84 [1988] ECHR 23
• Re D (A Child: deprivation of liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam)
• Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8
• Re D (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1695
• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 98, October 2019)
• Re RN (Deprivation of Liberty and Parental Consent) [2022] EWHC 2576 (Fam)
• Annual Review 2023

Published: 27/2/23 21:50

Cached: 2025-07-24 13:43:03