“…The leading authorities which establish the law as I have described it are, firstly, Re A and D (Children: Powers of Court) [1995] 2 FLR 456, in which the Court of Appeal (Balcombe, Staughton and Rose LJJ) contemplated a situation where a local authority’s care plan was for the return of two childre…”
“…lan and the authority which decline to amend it. The impasse is more theoretical than real: the last reported example is Re A and D (Children: Powers of Court) [1995] 2 FLR 456. For good reason, there are often, as in this case, polarised views about the optimum solution for the child: in the end, however, assuming that they feel that…”
“…here are also divisions of responsibility. The court cannot dictate to the local authority what its care plan should be: Re S and D (Children: Powers of Court) [1995] 2 FLR 456. Nor can it maintain supervision or control after a final order has been made: Re S (Minors)(Care Order: Implementation of Care Plan) [2002] UKHL 10.…”