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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:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    47

    Categories:

    Foster Care

    Voluntary care arrangement replaces interim care order application

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    46

    Categories:

    Physical Abuse

    Interim care order extended following child abuse allegations

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    45

    Categories:

    Behavioural Problems, Residential Placement

    Interim care order extended where residential placement sought

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    44

    Categories:

    Placement Breakdown

    Interim care order extended following placement breakdown due to CFA errors

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    43

    Categories:

    Access

    Interim care extended for two young children, access reduced

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    42

    Categories:

    Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse

    Interim care order granted for brothers in voluntary care since 2011

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    41

    Categories:

    Emotional Abuse

    Care order and interim care orders extended where emotional abuse alleged

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    40

    Categories:

    Drugs, Newborn

    Interim care order for baby in hospital since birth

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    39

    Categories:

    Access, Residential Placement

    Overnight visits to mother directed following care order review

  • Year:

    2021

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    38

    Categories:

    Drugs, Neglect

    Interim care order following allegations of neglect and substance abuse

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.