“The High Court is to begin hearing a challenge to government plans to scrap a £320m scheme that helps people with severe disabilities live independently.”
BBC News, 13th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An inquest jury has returned a verdict of unlawful killing on a 96-year-old woman in a wheelchair who died in a lift shaft fall.”
BBC News, 1st February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Special educational needs (“SEN”) cases involving residential placements are often particularly contentious: the pupil will often have (or be alleged to have) particularly significant SENs, but the local authority will be potentially facing a very large bill for such a placement. The issue has again been considered by the Upper Tribunal in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham v JH [2012] UKUT 328 (AAC).”
Education Law Blog, 12th November 2012
Source: www.education11kbw.com
“Equality and Human Rights Commission says elderly people face unchecked ‘ageism’ from council-funded home care.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On the true meaning of section 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as amended, an asylum seeker suffering from depression and mental health difficulties who had been granted indefinite leave to remain was entitled to residential accommodation if the local authority had provided a programme of assistance and support to him through a care co-ordinator, since such provision of assistance would be otiose without the additional provision of housing.”
WLR Daily, 10th August 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Dame Jo Williams, chair of the Care Quality commission, pledges rethink of residential care for people with learning difficulties following exposé of abuse at Bristol hospital.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (M) v Slough Borough Council
House of Lords
“A person’s need for a refrigerator in which to keep his medication was not sufficient to entitle him to residential accommodation.”
The Times, 5th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
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
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (L) v Merton London Borough Council; [2008] WLR (D) 191
“The Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991 (SI 1991/890), reg 13 did not impose a maximum of 120 days of respite care in a 12-month period, although Department of Health guidance (‘Respite care: series of short-term placements of children’ (LAC (95) 14) ) appeared to indicate otherwise.”
WLR Daily, 12th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
