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APPEARANCES MS. BRIGGS appeared on behalf of the Local Authority. MS. PROBINGHER appeared on behalf of the Mother. (SM) MS. BISBEY appeared on behalf of the Father, LM. MS. KIRBY appeared on behalf of Father, (SN). Ms. BRADLEY appeared on behalf of JM. MS. BROOKS appeared on behalf of the Maternal Grandparents (RM &AM). MS. FOTRELL appeared on behalf of the Guardian. ____________________
Earlier in the report the authors observed that the children appeared to be happy, secure and settled in the placement.
That the threshold criteria on an interim basis were met is so obvious that it is redundant of any sensible argument. As to the proportionality of a removal, that is a wholly different question. It can hardly have helped sensible decision making that it was conflated into one test.
(1) The mother has a history of mental health problems. She has a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder which causes her to behave in a volatile and impulsive manner. She has reported hearing voices. Mother has a history of attempting suicide by taking overdoses and self-harming.
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