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Hull City Council v KF [2022] EWCOP 33
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Hull City Council v KF [2022] EWCOP 33

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The case: KF who is aged 34, has agenesis of the corpus callosum which causes her to have a learning disability (i.Q. 49) and which has an impact on her capacity to make decisions for herself. 

 

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