R (M) v Slough Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted August 13th, 2008 in housing, law reports, medicines, residential care by sally

R (M) v Slough Borough Council [2008] UKHL 52; [2008] WLR (D) 292

“A person’s need for a refrigerator in which to keep medication did not amount to ‘need of care and attention’ within s 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act 1948 (as amended) so as to entitle him to residential accommodation.”

WLR Daily, 12th August 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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