Tameside MBC v AM and others [2021] EWHC 2472 (Fam)

Judgment of MacDonald J confirming that, following amended regulations prohibiting the placement of looked after children under 16 in unregulated placements, it remains open to the High Court to authorise, under its inherent jurisdiction, the deprivation of liberty of children in such placements, provided that procedural safeguards are complied with.