Questão jurídica principal
Whether foster carers of two children placed by the General Guardian qualify as 'respondants' under Art. 8(1) LEE.
Decisão extraída
No. The term 'respondant' in Art. 8(1) LEE refers only to parents, so the interested parties could not rely on that status.
Fundamentação extraída
The preparatory works, as cited by the court, show that the legislature intended the notion of 'respondant' to cover only parents; therefore persons merely caring for placed children do not fall within it.