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Counsel for the Applicants Warrington Borough Council: MISS PAULINE McHUGH Counsel for Wigan Borough Council: MISS HEATHER HOBSON Counsel for the Respondent Mother: MISS NADIA KOUCHEKSARAI Counsel for the Respondent Father: MISS JACQUELINE DEANS Counsel for the Child: MISS JADE ABRAHAM ____________________
Clearly, if a child can be said to be "ordinarily resident" in the area of a particular local authority, then that local authority must be designated in the care order. That is the plain effect of section 31(8)(a). There is no discretion.
No authority appears to be cited for that particular proposition, but, of course, anything stated in the carefully drafted and regularly revised footnotes to this very authoritative manual is worthy of considerable respect.
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