Category: social services

Regina (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council – WLR Daily

Posted June 7th, 2012 in disabled persons, law reports, local government, social services, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2012] UKSC 23; [2012] WLR (D) 171

“When a local authority was performing its duty under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and assessing the amount to be awarded to a disabled person, it was not irrational for the authority to use its resource allocation system and its upper banding calculator to arrive at a figure which would enable the disabled person to purchase the necessary services required to meet his eligible needs.”

WLR Daily, 31st May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Supreme court dismisses disabled man’s care appeal in landmark ruling – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2012 in appeals, disabled persons, local government, news, social services, Supreme Court by tracey

“Judgment establishes that councils must not take cost into account when assessing disabled people’s care needs.”

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The Guardian, 31st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The Law Commission’s review of Health and Social Care Regulation – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 31st, 2012 in consultations, health, Law Commission, news, social services by tracey

“I attended an interesting seminar yesterday evening hosted by Blake Lapthorn solicitors. Frances Patterson QC, one of the Law Commissioners, spoke about the LC’s current review of Health and Social Care Regulation.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th May 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

 

Laura Wilson murder: Rotherham children’s board reports – BBC News

Posted May 29th, 2012 in murder, news, reports, social services by tracey

“The murder of a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend could not have been prevented, a report has said.”

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BBC News, 29th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Care Quality Commission: the NHS watchdog – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2012 in health, news, quality assurance, social services, whistleblowers by sally

“The body that regulates both NHS and private health and social care services in England is the Care Quality Commission.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baby Peter social workers lose sacking appeal – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2012 in appeals, child abuse, news, social services, unfair dismissal by tracey

“Two of Baby Peter’s social workers have lost their appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that they were fairly sacked.”

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BBC News, 25th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair set for child cruelty sentence after forcing son to live in coal bunker – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2012 in child cruelty, child neglect, news, psychiatric damage, social services by sally

“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker are behind bars today.”

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The Independent, 21st May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Adoption: Ofsted report says courts are biggest cause of delay – BBC News

Posted April 2nd, 2012 in adoption, courts, delay, local government, news, social services by sally

“The most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption in England is the length of time taken by court proceedings, a report by Ofsted says.”

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BBC News, 2nd April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in child abuse, domestic violence, news, social services, torture, violence by tracey

“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

 

Health and Social Care Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 28th, 2012 in health, legislation, social services by sally

Health and Social Care Act 2012 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina (NM) v Islington Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted March 2nd, 2012 in community care, judicial review, law reports, social services by tracey

Regina (NM) v Islington Borough Council: [2012] EWHC 414 (Admin);  [2012] WLR (D)  52

“When considering whether a duty of assessment of needs for community care services had arisen under section 47(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 the interpretation of the words ‘may be in need of any such services’ covered both cases of present need and a narrow penumbra of cases of reasonably predictable future need.”

WLR Daily, 29th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals – Law Commission

Posted March 1st, 2012 in consultations, health, Law Commission, regulations, social services by tracey

“The consultation paper makes provisional proposals which seek to simplify and modernise the law and establish a streamlined, transparent and responsive system of regulation of health care professionals, and in England only, the regulation of social workers.”

Full consultation paper

Law Commission, 1st March 2012

Source: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Baby P social workers to appeal over sacking – BBC News

Posted February 21st, 2012 in appeals, employment tribunals, news, social services, unfair dismissal by tracey

“Two social workers who lost their jobs after the killing of Baby P will appeal against an employment tribunal ruling they were fairly sacked.”

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BBC News, 21st February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Councils fined after breaches of ‘sensitive’ child welfare papers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 14th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, social services by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined two English council bodies a total of £180,000 after finding they had failed to keep ‘highly sensitive information’ about children secure.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Thousands of officials should lose right to enter your home without a warrant, peers say – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2012 in environmental health, news, powers of entry, social services, warrants by sally

“Thousands of ‘faceless’ officials should lose the right to gain entry to people’s homes without a warrant, under legal changes demanded by the House of Lords tonight.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Supreme Court to hear social care cost arguments – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2012 in disabled persons, local government, news, social services, Supreme Court by sally

“The Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the way councils in England can consider their finances when assessing people for social care.”

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BBC News, 7th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mental Capacity Act Code needs revising to enable more effective best interests decisions, says Mental Health Foundation – Family Law Week

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in codes of practice, mental health, news, social services by sally

“The Mental Health Foundation, in partnership with the Norah Fry Research Centre at the University of Bristol and the Centre for Applied Social Research at the University of Bradford, have published a report calling for the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Code of Practice to be revised to enable health and social care staff to make more effective best interests decisions.”

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Family Law Week, 2nd February 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

‘Hidden army’ of abuse survivors could sue councils after £1m payout to incest victims – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2012 in child abuse, damages, incest, negligence, news, social services by sally

“Four siblings who were sexually abused by their father and uncle have received what is believed to be a record £1m in damages from a social work department that failed to protect them as children.”

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The Guardian, 21st January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child offenders ‘dumped in prison’ as cuts erode social care – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2012 in budgets, children, imprisonment, news, social services by sally

“Thousands of children are being imprisoned for minor offences such as playground fights as support services are cut, says Centre for Social Justice thinktank.”

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The Guardian, 15th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Social care leaving elderly to suffer ‘terrible abuse’, says expert coalition – The Guardian

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in care homes, elderly, news, social services by tracey

“The government and opposition are being urged to overhaul England’s ‘failing’ social care system, which experts say is leaving 800,000 elderly people ‘lonely, isolated and at risk’. In a letter published in the Telegraph a group of more than 60 government advisers, charity directors and independent experts said failure to meet the challenge of an ageing population was resulting in ‘terrible examples of abuse and neglect’.”

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk