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B v (1) Reading Borough Council (2) Wokingham District Council (3) Thames Valley Police | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the police owed a duty of care to a suspected perpetrator of child abuse; whether the findings of a judge in family proceedings were binding in subsequent civil proceedings; whether the police were liable for misfeasance in respect of an investigation of alleged child abuse | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, QBD | 
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| Reference:    | 
HQ02X01802 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] EWHC 998 (QB) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Mackay J | 
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| Date:  | 
24 June 2009 |