7. At the hearing on 11 April 2024, the father informed the court that the English Central Authority, ICACU, had requested a report on the situation of Y from the Swedish Central Authority, pursuant to Art 32 of the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (hereafter 'the 1996 Convention). In response to the direction of the court, ICACU confirmed that it had requested a report on the situation of Y from the Swedish authority pursuant to Art 32 and the court has now been provided with a copy of that report, which has also been disclosed to the parents. The report received by ICACU, dated 6 February 2024, is authored by the Social Administration of Linkoping. That report, and the documents that accompany it, paints a very different picture to that presented by the parents to this court in their application form, at the hearing on 11 April 2024 and in the father's statement. In particular:
a. The report records that the parents are wanted in Finland in connection with the death of Y's sibling due to neglect. The parents informed the Swedish social authorities that they had travelled to Sweden to avoid being tried in Finland. (The father informed the court during the course of his oral submissions today that he remains a suspect in Finland with respect to the death of Y's sibling).
b. A decision to take a child away from their family under the Swedish Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act must be based on there being a significant risk of harm to the child's health or development.
c. At the time Y was removed from the care of the parents, the parents were leading a nomadic and precarious existence, avoiding involvement with social services, health authorities, and the police. The family were located in a supermarket car park with their belongings in a car.
d. The parents committed criminal offences in Sweden whilst having care of Y and had stolen money from a grocery store despite there being large amounts of cash in their vehicle.
e. At the time she was taken into care in December 2023, Y was wearing only pyjamas and was dirty. Y had severe eczema and badly damaged teeth, for which the parents had not sought medical treatment, placing Y at risk of harm.
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