| Issue: |
Whether the desire of a 17 year old with the mental age of a 5–8 year old to return to her parents, with a consequent risk of neglect and exposure to danger, was “seriously irresponsible conduct” for the purposes of the definition of “mental impairment” within the Mental Health Act 1983; whether the local authority should have used the wardship jurisdiction of the High Court rather than seeking guardianship under s7 Mental Health Act 1983; whether the child’s nearest relative’s objection to the use of guardianship was unreasonable for the purposes of s29 of the Act. |