The Coronavirus Bill is now through Parliament and becomes the Coronavirus Act 2020. The main provisions affecting adult social care are found in Schedule 12. One headline point is Read more »
COVID-19: new Coronavirus Bill 2020 suspends most Care Act obligations
March 19th, 2020 by Jonathan AuburnThe new Coronavirus Bill 2020 effectively suspends most local authority social care obligations. The key points as regards adult social care are as follows. Read more »
COVID-19: Court of Protection issues guidance on visiting P and hearings
March 19th, 2020 by Jonathan AuburnThe Court of Protection has issued two important pieces of guidance in the last two days.
On Tuesday 17 March 2020 Mr Justice Hayden Read more »
Denial of social care support to persons subject to immigration control, and human rights
October 23rd, 2019 by Jonathan AuburnThe Administrative Court has revisited the issue of the denial of social care support to persons subject to immigration control, and the line between local authority social care support under the Care Act 2014, and accommodation and support provided by the Home Office. R (Shehab Aburas) v London Borough of Southwark [2019] EWHC 2754 (Admin) concerned an apparently stateless 58 year old Palestinian who Read more »
Minister’s update on the introduction of Liberty Protection Safeguards
June 14th, 2019 by Jonathan AuburnIn a letter to Parliament, the Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage has given the following update on the forthcoming introduction of Liberty Protection Safeguards: Read more »
Age assessments: short form assessments in obvious cases
April 12th, 2019 by Jonathan AuburnAge dispute cases are, and probably always will be, highly contentious areas of the Administrative Court’s work. It is not uncommon for a young person to arrive from abroad with no documentation and stating they are 15, 16 or 17 years old, and then for social workers to look at the person and be convinced they are in their mid or late twenties. Read more »
Supreme Court explains the scope of section 20 Children Act powers
July 19th, 2018 by Jonathan AuburnThe Supreme Court in Williams v Hackney London Borough Council has provided clarification of the scope of local authority powers under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 to provide accommodation for a child. The Court has set out Read more »