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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:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    10

    Categories:

    Abroad, UK / United Kingdom, Wardship

    High Court rules young ward of court should remain in hospital in UK

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    9

    Categories:

    Eating Disorder, Reunification, UK / United Kingdom, Wardship

    High Court discharges ward of court from facility in UK, returns girl to parents’ care

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    8

    Categories:

    Addiction, Drugs, Homelessness, Special Care

    Special care order for drug-taking homeless teenager

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    7

    Categories:

    Behavioural Problems, Homelessness, Lack Of Placement

    District court hears boy with extreme behavioural problems living in hostel

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    6

    Categories:

    Addiction, Cognitive Disability, Special Care

    Child with addiction and cognitive issues returns to special care

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    5

    Categories:

    Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Special Care

    Special care order for girl who had gone missing in care

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    4

    Categories:

    Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Special Care

    Girl in secure care absconds by jumping from moving car

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    3

    Categories:

    Lack Of Placement, Special Care

    High Court asks CFA to sort out problems in opening beds in special care units

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    2

    Categories:

    Special Care

    High Court finds failure of CFA to seek special care order was unlawful

  • Year:

    2019

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    1

    Categories:

    Introduction

    High Court oversight of children’s complex care needs

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.