Karen Buck – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Buck on 2016-03-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review against local authorities in England related to those authorities’ responsibilities under the Children Act 2004 have been (a) made and (b) successful in each of the last five years.

Caroline Dinenage

HMCTS does not collect data to the level of detail required to identify local authorities or social service authorities, or applications in respect of the Children Act 2004. The information can only be collated at disproportionate cost.