Locking autistic man in padded room ruled illegal – The Independent

Posted June 17th, 2011 in autism, detention, human rights, learning difficulties, news by sally

“The Court of Protection has ruled that an 18-year-old man with autism and severe learning disabilities who was regularly placed in a padded seclusion room more than six times a day was unlawfully deprived of his liberty.”

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The Independent, 17th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk