CCC v KS

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I have before me two matters which I have to consider in relation to a young man, I shall call him by his first name, K, who was born on 3 August 1992, and he is now 20�.� He is a vulnerable young man and has in effect always been vulnerable because he it is thought had a traumatic head injury, the reality is he suffers from severe learning disabilities.�

The matter concerning K has been before this court on a number of occasions and the court first was involved in January 2010.� In August 2010, he moved to his current accommodation at BS.� Since then he has a commenced a three-year course at the CCollege to enable him to acquire life skills and to maximise his potential in that respect.�

At that point, it is accepted that it is the optimum time, if he were to leave BS, in order to move closer to his family who live in the county of P in a town called N.� It also is anticipated that he would have to move from BS at that time.� It is desirable, in my view, that he should be moved if at all possible closer to his family.

I have heard evidence that contact takes place now weekly, fortnightly in the area of CCC, fortnightly in P and it is something that is of great benefit to K.� The independent social worker, Mr R said greater contact and ease of contact and more natural meetings with his family would enrich his life.� I have no difficulty in accepting that evidence.� Currently the family lives between two and two and a half hours away from K, so when there is prospect of him being able to move nearer to the family that prospect should be put into being and I am very keen that it should happen.�