British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been asked to review a two-year-old adoption case that involves claims that a seven-year-old girl's psychological well-being is at risk if she stays with her biological parents. The parents have appealed the case and attempted to block their daughter's adoption.

According to the BBC, "Wealden MP Charles Hendry said there was no suggestion the girl's well-being was at threat at her Halisham home, and asked for a meeting with Mr. Brown. The prime minister said either he or a minister would meet the MP."

The girl was placed in foster care in 2007, when her home was determined to be in "chaotic and unsanitary conditions." Alison Ball QC, who represents the girl's mother, told the BBC that the conditions were not typical and that the girl had been happy at home.

A date for the prime minister's meeting has not been set.

Labels: court, mental_health

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