Law
Married – but without the capacity to consent to sex?
CASCAIDr – new charity giving access to legal advice and help
Social Care Law – Can a council legally reduce a care package?
CASCAIDr – opening the floodgates to restore the rule of law in public services
Negotiating the direct payments maze
Why did West Berkshire lose over its decision to cut funding for short breaks?
Achieving compliance with the Care Act
Do these councils’ policies ensure wellbeing?
Councils disregard the Care Act at their peril
The Care Act shows its teeth
Introducing the concept of ‘Protective Care’
Check out Belinda Schwehr’s Care and the Care Act blog
The law on deprivation of liberty is “in a state of serious confusion”
Landmark Dols case adds to growing shortage of Relevant Persons Representatives
Valley of the DoLS…
Are demands on providers putting people’s rights at risk?
Schwehr on Care
How ignorance about the Mental Capacity Act can land councils in trouble
The Care Act – will ambiguous wording lead to more judicial reviews?
Would you allow this to happen to you or people you care about? We should stop it now!
Advocacy with teeth
What does it take to ‘blow the whistle’?