— The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from Re J (Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty) [2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam), in which the High Court had said that the local authority could consent to J's deprivation of liberty.
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Local_Government_Lawyer,_%27Local_authorities_cannot_authorise_deprivations_of_liberty_of_children_in_care,_Court_of_Appeal_rules%27_(6_February_2025)?id=110225-1317