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This judgment was delivered in private.� If the judge grants leave to publish the judgement the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved.� All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with.� Failure to do so will be a contempt of court. �
             I hand down this judgment following a 4-day fact-finding hearing.� I heard evidence and submissions on days 1-3 and prepared most of this judgment on the 4 th day.� I have elected to prepare a written judgment, rather than deliver it orally, to ensure that the parents and also any professionals who will now report to the court or assist the parents with the arrangements for their children within these proceedings can have swift and comprehensive access to the court�s decisions and the reasons for those decisions.
             I have read a bundle of documents comprising 350 pages and including witness statements, social work assessments and police disclosure.� I have listened to 3 short audio recordings and received substantially agreed transcripts of those recordings, prepared by the mother.� I also requested the minutes of an Initial Child Protection Conference on 30 April 2020 and have added these to my bundle.
             On day 1 of the hearing I enquired of counsel whether either parent sought special measures to help them to participate fully in the proceedings and give their best evidence, bearing in mind the ongoing duty on the court pursuant to FPR 3A, PD3AA and section 63 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.� Neither parent sought any such special measures.
             At the centre of these proceedings are two children whom I will call Xavier and Yasmin (not their real names).� Xavier is 8 (DOB April 2014) and Yasmin is 6 (DOB February 2016).� The children�s father, GF last spent time with them on 10 August 2019.� Since 11 August 2019 their mother, GM, and the children have lived away from the family home, initially in a refuge in the area of Local Authority A and then in a refuge in the area of Local Authority B.��
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