Parental consent to the confinement of younger children – again – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted April 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘The vexed question of whether and under what circumstances parents can consent to (or otherwise authorise) the confinement of children under 16 came before HHJ Burrows (sitting as a High Court judge) in QX (Parental Consent for Deprivation of liberty: Children under 16) [2025] EWHC 745 (Fam).’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 3rd April 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk