ET, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Islington & Anor

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Mr I Wise QC (instructed by Hopkin Murray & Beskine) appeared on behalf of the Claimant Mr B McGuire QC (instructed by Islington Council Legal Services) appeared on behalf of the Defendant The Interested Parties did not appear and were not represented ____________________

The council had paid careful regard to the police evidence available and acknowledged that MB had been in a relationship with the claimants' mother. However, the claimants had been living with their grandmother for 6 months and she had no contact with MB. It was widely acknowledged that the grandmother was able to act protectively. In fact, in the view of the counci,l, she had been overprotective. Although the council offered its opinion as to the levels of risk posed by MB, it was the role of the probation and the police to assess his risk: