Older children and deprivations of liberty
Graeme Bentley sets out the key points of practice from a High Court ruling on an local authority's application for permission to invoke the inherent jurisdiction and for an order authorising it to deprive a 17 year old of her liberty.
April 23, 2026
Older children and deprivations of liberty
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Children law update - Easter 2026
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Good practice in post-adoption contact
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An ‘intolerable’ deprivation of liberty – and the need for reasons
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A High Court judge recently described the detention of teenage girl in a room without windows on an A&E ward for two-and-a-half months as “intolerable”. Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) examines the ruling, including the judge's comments in relation to "educational supervision".
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Removal from kinship care
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Adoption vs long-term fostering
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Care leavers and redaction of records
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“Unusual facts and procedural irregularities”
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Disclosure to the DBS
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Transparency in FII cases
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Withdrawing applications for care orders
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Children under 16 and deprivation of liberty
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Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Family Courts
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Cross-border placements of children
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Transparency and the scope of PD12R FPR 2010
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Public children law case update – Winter 2026
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Age assessment and interim relief
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