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Plymouth City Council v HM Coroner for the County of Devon

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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Plymouth City Council v HM Coroner for the County of Devon
   
Issue: Whether Art 2 ECHR required a coroner to conduct a broad investigation into the role of protective agencies following the death of a child who was under an interim supervision order and who remained in his mother’s care at his death; the nature of the state’s duty to protect the right to life of a child living with a parent in the community.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4280/04
   
Neutral Citation:   [2005] EWHC 1014 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Wilson J
   
Date: 27 May 2005