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Reporting on child care proceedings in the District Court in May 2025.

Falling Through the Cracks: An Analysis of Child Care Proceedings from 2021 to 2024
Latest volume of court reports from 2024
A summary of findings from 10 years of reporting
  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    28

    Categories:

    Addiction, Alcohol

    Supervision Order refused

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    27

    Categories:

    Alcohol, Neglect

    Emergency Care Order for young children left alone

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    26

    Categories:

    Criminality, Mental Health, Physical Abuse

    Full care order for five young children deferred while parents attend course

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    25

    Categories:

    Guardianship, Newborn

    Care Order for four children in care since birth

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    24

    Categories:

    Cognitive Disability, Neglect

    Care order for girl whose mother unable to provide basic care

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    23

    Categories:

    Alcohol, Drugs

    Emergency care order for children left with intoxicated grandmother

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    22

    Categories:

    Access, Change Of Placement, Placement Breakdown

    Interim care order extended for young girl in fifth placement

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    21

    Categories:

    Domestic Violence

    Interim Care Order following domestic violence

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    20

    Categories:

    Emotional Abuse, Witnessed Domestic Abuse

    “Their perception of Mum is fear” – GAL

  • Year:

    2013

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    19

    Categories:

    Drugs, Newborn, Parents In Care

    Emergency Care Order granted for minor’s child

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.