“…der “if it is satisfied … that the child concerned is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm”. In Re M (A Minor) (Care Orders: Threshold Conditions) [1994] 2 AC 424 (“Re M”), the House of Lords addressed the relevant date at which this had to be determined. The Court of Appeal had decided that the relevant date was the dat…”
“…ng of the words used by Parliament, but also it makes perfect sense. As Lord Mackay of Clashfern LC stated in Re M (A Minor) (Care Order: Threshold Conditions) [1994] 2 AC 424 at 434 when considering section 31 of the Children Act 1989, which is expressed in the present tense:…”