Ealing children’s centres appeal rejected by court – 10 centres will close
Ealing parents have failed in their appeal against a High Court decision surrounding the closure of ten children's centres in the borough. A judicial review of Ealing Council's decision to close the sites across Ealing borough sided with the local authority, with the High Court rejecting the claimants' suggestion the closures were legally flawed.
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Ealing parents have failed in their appeal against a High Court decision surrounding the closure of ten children's centres in the borough. A judicial review of Ealing Council's decision to close the sites across Ealing borough sided with the local authority, with the High Court rejecting the claimants' suggestion the closures were legally flawed.
Shortly after, the two parents appealed this decision but the Court of Appeal has refused to even review the decision of the High Court. Councillor Claire Welsby was a lead campaigner for Save Ealing Children's Centres, and has since become a councillor and Leader of the Green Party on Ealing Council.
She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): "I'm disappointed that the decision to close 10 children's centres will [go ahead]… and you know [there is] nothing we can do about that, that's the end of the road for the courts… We can't go any further… "[Ealing Council] promise that services for children under five and their families will improve, and myself within the council can ask on behalf of parents to hold them accountable for their decision… We had great doubts on the campaign and the claimant and the case had…
A spokesperson for Ealing Council explained: "The council can now resume work on improving early help services. Ealing Council told the LDRS that it spent £109,630 fighting the judicial review.
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