Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council v C & Ors [2021] EWHC 1814 (Fam)

Application by the local authority to deprive a 17 year old boy (L) of his liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and thereby to extend his time at his residential unit. One of the main issues was whether it was right to deprive a child of his liberty just because there was no alternative options available to safeguard the child. NB: Certain of the issues in this case are currently the subject of consideration by the Supreme Court, from which court judgment is awaited in the appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Re T (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2136.