Policy of not applying for care order for teen boy was unlawful, court rules
The "deliberate and intentional policy" of the Child and Family Agency (CFA) not to apply to the High Court for a special care order to put an at-risk teenage boy in a secure unit was unlawful, a judge has ruled.
Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan said the CFA had not fulfilled the terms of the Child Care Act 1991 providing that it apply to the court for a special care order where there was reasonable cause to believe it was for the purpose of protecting the life and welfare of the boy.
