Peterborough City Council v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 493 (Fam)

This was an application by the Peterborough City Council (“LA”) for a deprivation of liberty order (“DOLS order”) in respect of SM who is 12 years old with profound and enduring disabilities. Mrs Justice Lieven’s judgment set out that this case raises an important issue about the requirement for such an order in the case of a very severely disabled child such as SM.