RD (Deprivation or Restriction of Liberty), Re

Miss Kate Fenwick (instructed by County Solicitor) for the Local Authority Mr. Kyle Patterson (from Yarwood & Stubley) for the Mother Mr. Geoff Hunter (instructed by Lawson & Thompson) for the Father Mr. Simon Wilkinson (instructed by Caris Robson) for the Children's Guardian Hearing dates: 25 June 2018 ____________________

i) RD is given a wake-up alarm call each morning, and then is left to her own devices to dress/wash and prepare for the day;

ii) She has her own room; there is a lock on the door which she can use to lock herself in, or to lock when she leaves for school (or otherwise) so that her belongings are safe; the staff have a master key [2] ; I have the impression that the lock is for RD's benefit not the staff's. RD is never locked in her room by the staff, nor are internal doors locked to manage her (or others') behaviour;

iii) RD helps around meal times "which are similar to many households" (per social worker) and she can choose to have free time after her supper with her peers and staff;

iv) RD can move around Lennox House as she chooses; there are generally staff around the communal areas to support the young people; it is said that the staff do not supervise the young people or place them "under surveillance";