A Local Authority v EBY (A Child)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Inherent jurisdiction — Deprivation of liberty — Competent 17-year-old child not in care but accommodated by local authority pursuant to statutory duty — Local authority applying for order under inherent jurisdiction authorising deprivation of child’s liberty — Whether such exercise of inherent jurisdiction expressly or impliedly excluded by statute — Whether order to be made — Children Act 1989 (c 41), ss 20(3), 31(3), 100(2)(b)(d) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 2, 3, 5

[2023] EWHC 2494 (Fam); [2024] Fam 123; [2024] 2 WLR 579; [2023] WLR(D) 420, Fam D

Legislation Considered

Statutes

Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 2, 3, 5

Children Act 1989 (c 41), ss 20(3), 31(3), 100(2)(b)(d)

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: A Local Authority v EBY (A Child) [2023] EWHC 2494 (Fam); [2024] Fam 123; [2024] 2 WLR 579; [2023] WLR(D) 420, Fam D

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: A Local Authority v EBY (A Child) [2023] EWHC 2494 (Fam); [2024] Fam 123; [2024] 2 WLR 579; [2023] WLR(D) 420, Fam D

A City Council v LS [2019] EWHC 1384 (Fam); [2020] Fam 28; [2019] 3 WLR 475; [2020] 1 All ER 652; [2019] 2 FLR 1197; [2019] WLR (D) 316, Fam D

A v A Health Authority [2002] Fam 213; [2002] 3 WLR 24; [2002] 1 FLR 845; [2002] EWHC 18 (Fam/Admin), Fam D

B (A Local Authority) v RM, MM and AM [2010] EWHC 3802 (Fam); [2011] 1 FLR 1635, Fam D

Birmingham City Council v D [2019] UKSC 42; [2019] 1 WLR 5403; [2019] PTSR 1816; [2020] 2 All ER 399; [2020] 1 FLR 549; Case details, SC(E)

Derby City Council v BA (No 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 1867; [2022] Fam 351; [2022] 2 WLR 893; [2022] 2 FLR 1; [2021] WLR(D) 630, CA

HL v United Kingdom CE:ECHR:2004:1005JUD004550899; (Appn no. 45508/99); (2004) 40 EHRR 32; Press summary, ECtHR

Haas v Switzerland (Application No 31322/07) (2011) 53 EHRR 33, ECtHR

In re A (Children) (Care Proceedings: Deprivation of Liberty) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam); [2019] Fam 45; [2018] 3 WLR 1905; [2018] 3 All ER 732; [2018] 2 FLR 319, Fam D

In re A (Wardship: 17-Year Old: Section 20 Accommodation) [2018] EWHC 1121 (Fam); [2019] 1 FLR 105, Fam D

In re AB (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty: Consent) [2015] EWHC 3125 (Fam); [2016] 1 WLR 1160; [2016] 2 FLR 601; [2015] WLR (D) 432, Fam D

In re F (Adult: Court’s Jurisdiction) [2001] Fam 38; [2000] 3 WLR 1740; [2000] 2 FLR 512, CA

In re K (Infants) [1965] AC 201; [1963] 3 WLR 408; [1963] 3 All ER 191, HL(E)

In re L (Vulnerable Adults with Capacity: Court’s Jurisdiction) (No 2) [2012] EWCA Civ 253; [2013] Fam 1; [2012] 3 WLR 1439; [2012] 3 All ER 1064; [2012] LGR 757; [2013] 2 FLR 511; [2012] 3 FCR 200; (2012) 127 BMLR 24; [2012] WLR (D) 101; (2012) 162 NLJ 503; The Times, 9 July 2012, CA

In re PS (Incapacitated or Vulnerable Adult) [2007] EWHC 623 (Fam); [2007] 2 FLR 1083, Fam D

In re S (Minors) (Care Order: Implementation of Care Plan) [2002] UKHL 10; [2002] 2 AC 291; [2002] 2 WLR 720; [2002] 2 All ER 192; [2002] LGR 251; [2002] 1 FLR 815, HL(E)

In re T (A Child) [2021] UKSC 35; [2022] AC 723; [2021] 3 WLR 643; [2021] 2 FLR 1041; [2021] WLR(D) 428; The Times, 16 August 2021; Press summary, SC(E)

In re W (A Child) (Secure Accommodation Order) [2016] EWCA Civ 804; [2016] 4 WLR 159, CA

In re Z (A Child) (DOL: Transition Plan) [2020] EWHC 3038 (Fam); [2021] 2 FLR 94, Fam D

In re Z (A Minor) (Identification: Restrictions on Publication) [1997] Fam 1; [1996] 2 WLR 88; [1995] 4 All ER 961; [1996] 1 FLR 191; [1996] 2 FCR 164, CA

Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v United Kingdom (Application Nos 21627/93, 21826/93, 21974/93) (1997) 24 EHRR 39, ECtHR

MW v A [2014] EWCA Civ 405; [2014] CN 662, CA

Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs v Maharaj (Trinidad and Tobago) [2020] UKPC 13, PC

Nielsen v Denmark (Application No 10929/84) (1988) 11 EHRR 175, ECtHR

R (Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd) v Special Comr of Income Tax [2002] UKHL 21; [2003] 1 AC 563; [2002] 2 WLR 1299; [2002] 3 All ER 1; [2002] STC 786, HL(E)

R v Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, Ex parte L [1999] 1 AC 458; [1998] 3 WLR 107; [1998] 3 All ER 289; [1998] 2 FLR 550, HL(E)

Storck v Germany (Application No 61603/00) (2005) 43 EHRR 6, ECtHR

Surrey County Council v P (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2014] UKSC 19; [2014] AC 896; [2014] 2 WLR 642; [2014] PTSR 460; [2014] 2 All ER 585; [2014] WLR (D) 140; Case details, SC(E)