Figures show that Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) has not initiated legal action in any of the 20 IRO-referred cases between 2009/10 and 2018/19.
Children's rights campaign Article 39, which submitted the data request to Cafcass under the Freedom of Information Act, claims it is "implausible" that no child in care has had their human rights breached.
The charity submitted the request after becoming concerned that the law is not effectively protecting children and it has questioned the effectiveness of IROs, who should scrutinise and challenge the need for a care placement before a child is moved.
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