This case involved an application for judicial review made by a mother of two children - a boy aged 12 and a girl aged six. Care and placement orders were made by Essex County Council for the girl on the basis of a care plan for adoption (the boy remained in long-term foster care under a care order).
The mother's application for permission to appeal these was dismissed and the child was placed for adoption. The mother then sought a judicial review of that decision on the grounds of procedural unfairness. She argued that the local authority had failed to keep her informed of the key steps in the process, namely, of their intention to place the child with prospective adopters and of the placement timetable.
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