Reporting on child care proceedings in the District Court in May 2025.
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Year:
2024
Volume:
1
Case number:
70
Categories:
Exploitation, Lack Of Placement, Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Sexual Abuse, Special Care
No bed for very vulnerable girl under special care order; allegation she had been raped while in care, fear of sexual exploitation; Judge: “This is the worst case I have ever come across.” -
Year:
2024
Volume:
1
Case number:
67
Categories:
Autism, Criminality, Disability, Lack Of Placement, Lack Of Service, Mental Health, Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Special Care
Special care system “in crisis”, lack of special care beds “a tsunami about to reach shore and nothing is being done” – High Court judge
This follows the discontinuation of its reporting in July 2024, as the contract with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) was coming to an end. We are very pleased that we signed a new two-year Agreement with the DCEDY in March and the members of our reporting panel have agreed to resume their work.
Over a twelve-year period, the Project provided information to the public on the operation of the child care system in the courts with the aim of promoting transparency and accountability. It published 1,050 individual court reports and a number of analytical research reports, all of which are available on this website.