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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:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    17

    Categories:

    Addiction, Additional Issues, Domestic Violence, Publication

    Written judgment outlines proportionate basis for orders

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Cognitive Disability

    Care order for mother with mental age of a ten year old

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    11

    Categories:

    Drugs, Neglect, Newborn, Parents In Care

    Interim Care Order for baby found at night in car

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    19

    Categories:

    Drugs, Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Voice Of The Child

    Judge to speak to girl who kept absconding from care

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    14

    Categories:

    Addiction, Drugs

    Care Order granted for child of drug addicts

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    18

    Categories:

    Access, Section 47

    Increased access for grandmother

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    13

    Categories:

    Aftercare, Criminality, Disability, Sexual Abuse

    Fears for child leaving care

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    12

    Categories:

    Sexual Abuse

    Full Care Orders for three children following shorter orders

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    10

    Categories:

    Abroad, Section 47

    Social worker can apply for naturalisation for non-national girl

  • Year:

    2015

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    6

    Categories:

    Habitual Residence, Newborn

    High Court rules infant must return to parents’ jurisdiction for care proceedings

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.