The two-day judicial review, which took place at the Royal Courts of Justice, was granted last month by a High Court judge following a legal challenge by a High Wycombe parent, who is also a member of the Save Buckinghamshire Children's Centre campaign.
The parent's legal team argued that Buckinghamshire County Council's decision to close 19 of its 35 children's centres as of September was unlawful.
The local authority announced in March, following a public consultation, that it would be closing 19 of its centres and turning the remaining 16 into ‘family centres’, aimed at children up to the age of 19. The move formed part of its plans to restructure its early help service to achieve budget savings of £3.1m.
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