IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Case
Number: EX11C00009
FAMILY DIVISION EXETER DISTRICT REGISTRY EX11C00033
BEFORE HIS HONOUR
JUDGE TYZACK QC IN PRIVATE, SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE FAMILY DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE
CHILDREN ACT 1989
BETWEEN
L
COUNTY COUNCIL
and
T
COUNTY COUNCIL
and
MOTHER
and
FATHER
and
GRANDPARENTS
and
CHILD
(by their children’s guardian)
and
(Intervenor)
Before His
Honour Judge Tyzack QC on the
13th of January 2012 , sitting as a Judge of the Family
Division.
Upon hearing counsel for LOCAL AUTHORITY L , SECOND LOCAL
AUTHORITY T and GRANDPARENTS , solicitor for Dr (FATHER) and for the children.
And upon this matter being transferred to the High Court for
the purpose of exercising the inherent jurisdiction in the making of this
order.
And upon MOTHER AND INTERVENOR not attending in person, but INTERVENOR
attending by telephone and having taken the opportunity to cross-examine the
social workers for each Local Authority and make submissions and having been
given and declined the opportunity to cross-examine the other witnesses.
And upon the court having refused MOTHER AND INTERVENOR application
to adjourn these proceedings and for MOTHER to be represented in these
proceedings by INTERVENOR
And upon INTERVENOR having declined the opportunity to
attend the court on the second day of the hearing.
And upon the court having spoken to MOTHER by telephone and
given her the opportunity to make submissions to the court, which opportunity
she declined.
And upon the court noting the provision made for contact
within the final care plans and expressing the hope that MOTHER will avail
herself of the contact presently offered with a view to it progressing
thereafter.
And upon the court finding that the threshold criteria are
met in relation to each child and that the orders set out below are in the best
interests of the children, and indicating that full written reasons for these
decisions shall be handed down on the 3rd of February 2012, all
parties being excused from attending at court on that date.
NOTICE
TO MOTHER AND INTERVENOR: if you disobey the terms of paragraph 9 of this order
you may be found guilty of contempt of court and may be sent to prison or be
fined or have your assets seized. You should read the order carefully and are
advised to consult a solicitor as soon as possible. You have the right to ask the Court to vary
or discharge the order.
IT IS ORDERED
THAT:
1. There shall be supervision orders in
relation to the children in favour of T Council until 23:59 on the 11th
of January 2013.
2. There shall be Special Guardianship
orders in relation to the children in favour of GRANDPARENTS
3. Pursuant to section 91(14) of the
Children Act 1989 neither the respondent MOTHER, the intervenor nor the respondent father shall be permitted
to make any application under section 8 or section 14D of the Children Act 1989
in relation to the children without the leave of the court. And it is provided
that:
(a)
Any application for
leave shall be listed before His Honour Judge Tyzack QC (if available);
(b)
Any application to
vary or discharge the terms of this order shall be made formally in writing and
shall be listed before His Honour Judge Tyzack QC (if available);
(c)
Service of that
application on the Special Guardians shall be effected by the court office;
(d)
The Special Guardians
shall be excused attendance at any hearing of such application if so advised;
(e)
Such orders shall
expire on the 20th
of January 2016 .
4. Pursuant to section 14B(2)(b) of the
Children Act 1989 the court grants leave for:
(a)
The respondent father
to remove the children or either of them, from the United Kingdom for the
purpose of foreign holidays, on condition that he provides to GRANDPARENTS full
details of the proposed holiday in advance, to include flight details,
accommodation and contact details together with details of any internal travel
plans, in the absence of which GRANDPARENTS will not release the children’s
passports to him;
(b)
The children or
either of them, to be removed from the United Kingdom for the purpose of
foreign trips organised by the school or such other providers of organised
activities for the children as may be consented to by GRANDPARENTS; and
(c)
The children or
either of them to be removed from the United Kingdom for the purpose of foreign
holidays by (RELATIVES), providing that they, or either of them, provide to GRANDPARENTS
full details of the proposed holiday in advance, to include flight details,
accommodation and contact details together with details of any internal travel
plans, in the absence of which GRANDPARENTS will not release the children’s
passports to them;
5. The respondent father shall forthwith,
and in any event within 48 hours of receipt by him thereof, release to GRANDPARENTS
the passports for the children, and GRANDPARENTS shall thereafter shall hold
any such passport identity card or associated authority to travel issued in
relation to the children.
6. Any person travelling with the children,
or either or them, out of the United Kingdom by virtue of paragraph 5 of this
order shall return the passports of the children, or either of them, to,
immediately upon the children’s return to the United Kingdom, and in any event
within 24 hours of such return.
7. Upon service of this order on the Passport
Office no further passport shall be issued in the names of the children without
the written consent of the Special Guardians or either of them.
8. No person shall apply for the issue of any
passport, identity card or associated authority to travel for either by the
authorities, or by other any Country outside the United Kingdom until further order
of the court. For the avoidance of doubt this does not preclude the entry into
the United Kingdom
passport of either child of any visa for entry into another jurisdiction.
9. Pursuant to the Court’s Inherent
Jurisdiction both the respondent mother and the Intervenor shall, upon service
with this order, be prohibited until further order from disclosing any
information for publishing or broadcasting in any newspaper, magazine, public
computer network, internet website, sound or television broadcast or cable or
satellite programme service of:
(a) the
name and address of:
(i) the children
(ii) the children parents (including the
children’s step-father);
(iii)
GRANDPARENTS (SPECIAL
GUARDIANS)
; or
(iv) the Local Authority in whose area the children
is resident (currently T Council).
(b) any picture being or including a picture
of either the children the children’s parents (including the children’s
step-father); or
(c) any other particulars or information
relating to the children
IF, BUT ONLY IF, such information is
likely to lead to the identification of the children Any application to vary or
discharge the terms of this order shall be made formally in writing and shall
be listed before His Honour Judge Tyzack QC (if available) and service of that
application on the Special Guardians shall be effected by the court office. The
Special Guardians shall be excused attendance at any hearing of such
application if so advised.
10. There shall be permission to the Special
Guardians, to disclose a copy of this order to the passport agency and any
relevant official agency involved with either themselves or the children
11. For the avoidance of doubt all previous
orders in relation to the children (save for the reporting restriction orders
made on the 12th of January 2012) are hereby discharged.
12. The reporting restriction orders made on
the 12th of January 2012 in relation to the children shall be varied
under the slip rule so that any reference to CHILD 1 shall read as .
13. There shall be no order as to costs save
detailed assessment of the publicly funded costs of each party who is or has
been in receipt of public funding during these proceedings.
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