A Local Authority v X (A Mother) & Ors

Sharn Samra for the Applicant Guy Swiffen for the 1st Respondent Cathy Hodge for the 2nd Respondent Deborah Hardy for the 3rd Respondent Hearing dates: 10 February 2020 ____________________

At the time protective measures were taken L had suffered and was likely to suffer significant harm in the form of physical and emotional harm, and neglect, and that the harm or likelihood of harm was attributable to the care likely to be given to her if an order were not made, not being what it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give.

1.1.1 X has repeatedly been caught shoplifting, resulting in her spending periods in police custody and so being unable to care for R and S.

1.1.2 X has taken the children with her when she had been shoplifting, placing them at risk of emotional harm.

1.1.3. On 8th December 2016 X was arrested and in police custody. During this period, the whereabouts of R were unknown as X denied to the police that she had a child this was neglecting R and a failure to protect her. Consequently, R was likely to suffer physical harm, emotional harm and neglect.