This ruling by the Supreme Court provides new guidance on the liability of local authorities for failing to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect, whether the child is officially in the authority's care or not.
The case involved two children, aged nine and seven, who were placed by Poole Borough Council in a house on an estate with their mother. One child has severe mental and physical disabilities. The neighbouring family, who were already known to the council for their antisocial behaviour, abused and harassed the children and mother for several years, through vandalism, attacks on the family home, threats of violence, verbal abuse, and physical assaults.
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