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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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An ‘intolerable’ deprivation of liberty – and the need for reasons

April 15, 2026
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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Leaving care provisions demystified!

Ann Osbourne and Alison Pryor discuss local authority duties under the Children Act 1989 and the Care Act 2014 – when the duties arise, what they encompass, human rights assessments, and the interface with the issues of immigration and homelessness.

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