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Local authority does not owe non-delegable duty to child abused in foster care (Court of Appeal)
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Local authority does not owe non-delegable duty to child abused in foster care (Court of Appeal)
In NA v Nottinghamshire County Council [2015] EWCA Civ 1139, the Court of Appeal confirmed that a local authority cannot be vicariously liable and does not owe a child a non-delegable duty for a foster carer's abuse of a looked after child.
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Published on 17-Nov-2015
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