The case involved a judicial review brought against a local authority by a 15-year-old girl known as A.
The local authority, after establishing A's parents were unable to care for her, contacted A's grandmother to ask if she could live with her.
The local authority then made the necessary arrangements for A to move in with her grandmother.
The local authority recognised A as a child in need as provided in Section 17 of the Children Act 1989.
However, it did not recognise A as a looked-after child as defined in Section 22 of the 1989 Act.
This distinction had a significant impact on the amount of money that the grandmother received from the local authority each week and the obligations of the local authority to provide continuing support for the claimant.
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