High Court rules on s.117 after-care services and personal injury damages – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 16th, 2016 in damages, local government, news, personal injuries, social services by sally

‘It is not open to a council to refuse to make provision for a person otherwise entitled to after-care services under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 on the basis that the claimant is in receipt of damages for personal injury including for the cost of such care, a High Court judge has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2016

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