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Family proceedings

01 September 2017
Issue: 7759 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Re X (A Child) (No 4) [2017] EWHC 2084 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 51 (Aug)

In a number of previous hearings, X’s immediate welfare and mental care needs following her imminent release from a secure unit, had been addressed without any care plan being made. However, the Family Division, in the imminent proceedings, confirmed, following representations from NHS England, that an appropriate care plan had been established, including a suitable placement for X in an appropriate facility, ahead of her release.

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