‘Central Bedfordshire Council and North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group need not meet the travelling expenses of a woman who makes a lengthy weekly trip to see her son in a mental hospital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A mental health trust has paid out damages over the case of a man with bipolar disorder and a history of lighting fires who was trapped in a blaze at his cluttered tower block flat.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police missed a string of opportunities to help a young man with mental health problems who died after he was restrained by officers, locked up in a van on a hot night and then left naked in a cell, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Speech from Alison Saunders, DPP, on developments in technology and society, and addressing terrorism, fraud and mental health issues.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A Family Court judge has questioned the spending of money on the issuing of legal proceedings and on psychological evidence when this expenditure is incurred before attempts have been made at therapeutic support, in a case where a vulnerable mother was faced with the loss of a second child to adoption.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An NHS trust has said it is “truly sorry” about the death of a teenager with epilepsy who drowned in a bath while in its care, after it admitted failings.
Southern Health trust pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety law in the case of Connor Sparrowhawk, who had a seizure and drowned in a bath in an NHS care unit in Oxford in 2013.’
The Guardian, 18th september 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who has served 11 years in prison for what was a 10-month sentence is to be released, the Parole Board has said. James Ward was sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), after he set fire to his bed while in jail for actual bodily harm. The 33-year-old has mental health problems and has regularly self-harmed while serving his indefinite sentence.’
BBC News, 14th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A disciplinary hearing of six police officers who have been accused of gross misconduct over the death of a 23-year-old man who died after a prolonged period of restraint seven years ago will begin in secret on Monday.’
The Guardian, 11th september 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Speech from Alison Saunders, DPP, on developments in technology and society, and addressing terrorism, fraud and mental health issues.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A teenager who smothered and stabbed to death a seven-year-old girl to find out whether she was a robot has been ordered to be detained for psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act.’
The Independent, 7th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Southwark Council has now said it has found an interim placement for a troubled teenager after criticism from a judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A long-awaited unpublished official report into deaths in police custody says families who have lost loved ones have been failed by the system and recommends far-reaching reforms to the police, justice system and health service, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London Borough of Southwark’s social services director has been ordered to appear before a judge after the council could find no suitable accommodation available for a teenager described as “troubled and dangerous”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The mother of a vulnerable teenager who suffered a seizure and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit has called for an overhaul of medical tribunals, saying she felt “retraumatised” after participating in a two-week hearing into her son’s death.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Freedom of Information requests have exposed how taxpayers’ money has been spent on futile legal battles to prevent vulnerable people receiving help.’
The Independent, 29th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior judge has expressed concern after being told there is no secure accommodation anywhere in the country for a “troubled and dangerous” teenager believed to be involved in serious gangland activity.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man with schizophrenia who repeatedly stabbed a train passenger after yelling “I want to kill all the Muslims” has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.
BBC News, 22nd August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Michael Jones, barrister, Deans Court Chambers, Manchester, considers the lessons to be learned from the case of X which attracted considerable attention in the mainstream media.’
Family Law Week, 15th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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