ABSTRACT
The applicant was married in 1967 but was divorced from his wife on 20 October 1981. During their marriage they had seven children, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, born in 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1978 respectively. Following concern as to the children’s welfare, brought to a head when the applicant assaulted A, the local authority obtained from the juvenile court on 2 July 1976 care orders in respect of A, B, C, D and E. The children lived at first in a children’s home and subsequently with foster parents. Until June or July 1978, the applicant and his wife continued to visit the children. An application by the parents to revoke the care orders was rejected on 13 June 1979 by the juvenile court and further proceedings were unsuccessful. The applicant complained of the fact that he was unable to challenge the substance of the authority’s decisions to restrict and then terminate his access to the children. Comm found by majority (10-2) V 6(1), unanimously NV 8, by majority (10-1 with one abstention) no separate issue under 13.
