‘The Supreme Court will next week (27 April) hear a high-profile case over the responsibility of local authorities for the aftercare of a service-user who had been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Dominic Raab faces legal action over his refusal to trigger a public inquiry into the abuse of thousands of boys held in youth detention centres from the 1960s to 1980s’
The Independent, 16th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A major provider has admitted “unacceptable mistakes” in the care of three people who died after living at a home, which later closed over failures.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A care home has been placed in special measures after whistleblowers alerted the care watchdog to serious failings.’
BBC News, 24th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Shropshire Council has been ordered to apologise by the ombudsman, after an elderly man with dementia was placed in an unsuitable care home.’
BBC News, 11th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has accepted recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) on protecting human rights in health and social care settings. A formal response has been published following concerns about the protection of human rights in care settings which include the right to life (Article 2) and the right to be free from torture and degrading treatment (Article 3).’
Each Other, 10th January 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In Dimitrova et Ors v Barchester Healthcare Ltd ET 1803315/2021, 5 care home workers brought claims against Barchester Healthcare Ltd, the second largest provider of care home services in the UK. These 5 Claimants were heard in the first tranche of several other claims. They all brought claims of unfair dismissal and two brought claims of direct/indirect religion/belief discrimination. Another Claimant brought a belief related harassment claim.’
Lamb Chambers, December 2022
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
‘A coroner has warned of a risk of future deaths after a woman died weeks after a care home put the wrong person’s details into her care plan.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs has revealed serious failures at residential special schools registered as children’s homes.’
family Law, 25th November 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Leeds city council letter accepting responsibility believed to be the first of its kind.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs has revealed serious failures at residential special schools registered as children’s homes.’
Family Law, 4th November 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Essex County Council has personally apologised to a man and agreed to pay him £55,000 in compensation following a civil compensation claim over sexual abuse he suffered as a child while in the council’s care.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has concluded that a family should never have been charged for 11 years’ worth of care home top-up fees for their mother’s care.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman must leave her home of 57 years because her mother – the legal tenant of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council – died in a care home rather than in the house, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘It is in the best interests of an 89-year-old man (XX) currently in a care home in the UK to travel to Jamaica for his last years, despite him lacking the mental capacity to make the decision himself, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mailley (2022) EWHC 2328 (QB). A quick note on this possession claim, which involves a challenge to Section 87 Housing Act 1985 as incompatible with Article 8 and 14 ECHR.’
Nearly Legal, 19th September 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A Court of Protection judge has approved a trial period where a 92-year-old woman (AC) is care for in her home, in a case where the council argued that she should remain in a care home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Gross misconduct notices have been served on two police officers who used a baton, a Taser and incapacitant spray on a man in a wheelchair.’
BBC News, 4th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inadequate care firm put clients at risk of avoidable harm and failed to obtain required recruitment information for some staff, inspectors found.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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