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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:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    23

    Categories:

    Habitual Residence, UK / United Kingdom

    High Court allows CFA challenge of District Court decision on jurisdiction where baby’s parents moved from Northern Ireland

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    21

    Categories:

    Foster Care

    Consideration of separation of siblings in care so one can be reunified with father

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    20

    Categories:

    Cognitive Disability, Neglect, Sexual Abuse

    Care orders sought for three youngest children in large family on grounds of sex abuse, neglect

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    22

    Categories:

    Non-Attendance At School

    District Court judge meets child who is not attending school

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    19

    Categories:

    Additional Issues

    Full care order for girl who had 13 admissions to voluntary care – judge “very, very cross” about case

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    18

    Categories:

    Neglect

    Interim Care Order granted for six children living without food or electricity

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    17

    Categories:

    Unaccompanied Minor

    Full care order for child who travelled to Ireland alone seeking asylum

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    16

    Categories:

    Emotional Abuse, Ethnic Minority, Physical Abuse

    Interim care order for teenager who refused to return home due to alleged abuse linked to culture at home

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Mental Health Act

    Interim care order where mother detained in psychiatric hospital

  • Year:

    2020

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    14

    Categories:

    Guardianship, Mental Health

    Care Order and guardianship granted for toddler whose mother mentally ill

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.