However, while Mr Justice McFarlane said there was a public interest inpublicity being given to the case, he banned the media from naming thecouncil if this could lead to the child being identified.
The council has refused to answer questions about whether it hasreviewed existing placements to ensure similar errors have not been madein other cases, whether it has changed procedures to stop a repeat ofthe mistake, and whether any disciplinary action has been taken.
The judge found that there were no grounds for the emergency protectionorder originally granted by magistrates and that the council's testimonyto the court had been "misleading or incomplete or wrong".
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