S (disclosure to third party)

[1]������� Nothing must be reported in this case which would serve to identify the children who are the subject of these proceedings or any of the parties named therein.

[2]������� In this matter the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has made an application for the release of two reports which were prepared in relation to proceedings involving the children of the family. �A brief outline of the background is sufficient to provide the context for this application.

[3]������� A is the mother and B is the father of four children aged between 15 and 8. The family came to the attention of Social Services some years ago. �The children's names were placed on the Child Protection Register in October 2013 under the categories of potential emotional abuse and potential physical abuse. �In December 2014 the children's names were also added under the category of potential sexual abuse. �Concerns were raised about the children's home conditions including issues of domestic violence, alcohol misuse, neglect and the sexualised behaviour of some of the children.

[5]������� The court had also directed an attachment and sibling relationship assessment report from Dr Ben Grey and Juliet Kesteven. �Their report, dated 15 May 2018, was also provided to the court.

[6]������� Full care orders in relation to all four of the children were made by this court on 10 September 2018.