AB (a child), Re
| Judge | Sir,Rew |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] EWHC 586 (Fam) |
| Court | Family Division |
| Year | 2024 |
| Counsel | Ms D Gartland Kc,Mr E Bennett,Mr T Wilson |
| Date | 21 March 2024 |
FAMILY DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 21 March 2024
Before :
Sir Andrew McFarlane
PRESIDENT OF THE FAMILY DIVISION
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Between :
FG and GH Applicants
- and –
IJ and KL
First and
Second
Respondents
-and-
AB
(Through his Children’s Guardian, Catherine
Callaghan)
Third
Respondent
Child
-and-
Secretary of State for the Department of Education Intervener
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Ms D Gartland KC and Mr E Bennett (instructed by Mills & Reeve LLP) for the Applicants
The First and Second Respondents not appearing
Ms S Jaffar (of Cafcass Legal Service) for the Guardian
Mr T Wilson (instructed by Government Legal Department) for the Intervener
Hearing dates: 06 March 2024
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Approved Judgment
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This judgment was delivered in private [and a reporting restrictions order OR transparency
order is in force]. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published
on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version
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