Jill E. Scrutton-Fulford

The applicant filed a complaint under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, seeking reasons for decisions made by the respondent Society regarding his child in care.

Following a pre-hearing mediation, a Settlement Agreement was reached requiring the Society to answer five questions.

Before the Society responded, the applicant sent emails objecting to the agreement because it did not return the child to his care.

The Board found that the applicant made no allegation of non-compliance regarding the Society's provision of reasons, and noted that the Board has no jurisdiction over child protection placement decisions.

The file was closed.

The applicant filed an application with the Child and Family Services Review Board under section 120 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, seeking the return of her daughter who had been made a Crown Ward and adopted, as well as compensation.

The Board dismissed the application, finding it lacked jurisdiction because the issue of the child's care had already been decided by the courts, and the remaining allegations did not fall within the reviewable matters under section 120(4).