carers – Current Awareness

Report on special guardianship orders urges changes in mindset, regulations and protocols – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 16th, 2019 in carers, children, guardianship, news, reports by tracey

‘The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has called for major changes to special guardianship orders (SGOs) to ensure that family members who become carers have direct experience beforehand of looking after the child concerned. Its research review was undertaken in response to the Court of Appeal’s call for authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the use of SGOs.’

Local Government Lawyer,16th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Protection issues ruling in test case on appointment of personal welfare deputies – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 4th, 2019 in autism, carers, codes of practice, Court of Protection, disabled persons, families, learning difficulties, news by sally

‘A Court of Protection judge has clarified the circumstances in which family members may become personal welfare deputies for people aged over 18, calling for the Code of Practice under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to be redrafted.’

Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Homeless family ‘can’t use £500,000 trust fund’ – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2019 in carers, child cruelty, children, compensation, disabled persons, families, homelessness, news, trusts by tracey

‘A woman awarded £500,000 after being left with severe physical and mental disabilities is homeless after her mother was barred from buying them a home with the money.’

BBC News, 14th January 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman with learning difficulties not told she had contraceptive device covertly fitted – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 19th, 2018 in carers, contraception, Court of Protection, disclosure, human rights, learning difficulties, news, social services, women by sally

‘A young woman with learning difficulties should not be told she was covertly fitted with a contraceptive device as it would ruin her trust in her carers, a court has ruled.’

Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK carers face fines and fraud charges because of overpaid benefit – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2018 in benefits, carers, fraud, news, prosecutions by sally

‘More than a thousand carers face being prosecuted for fraud as the government attempts to claw back overpayments to people who have been looking after sick and elderly relatives from the poorest communities, the Guardian has been told.’

The Guardian, 7th October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Be lenient to parents who abuse their own children if they also care for them, judges told – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2018 in carers, child abuse, families, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Parents who abuse their own children should be given leniency if they also care for the child, the Sentencing Council has said. Judges should consider not sending parents to prison if they are the “sole or primary carer” for their children because of the impact this could have on the victim, new guidelines say.’

Daily Telegraph, 6th september 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney retrospective approval of gifts from donor accounts – Family Law

Posted July 23rd, 2018 in attorney general, carers, gifts, news, volunteers by tracey

‘What are the rules governing retrospective approval of gifts and payments for voluntary care? Simon Edwards, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers, discusses Re HH (attorney’s application for retrospective approval) [2018] EWCOP 13 which demonstrates the necessity for someone who has power of attorney to retain proper records of care payments.’

Family Law, 20th July 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Widowed father ordered to leave UK against advice of Home Office’s own lawyers – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2018 in bereavement, carers, children, immigration, news, terrorism by tracey

‘A widower who is the sole carer of his four-year-old son has been forbidden to work and ordered to leave the country – even though the Home Office’s own lawyers advised them to drop the case.’

The Guardian, 16th July 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Carer who guided dying City banker’s hand as he signed over half of fortune to her stripped of windfall – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 1st, 2018 in carers, costs, news, wills by tracey

‘A carer who guided the pen of a dying millionaire as he signed over almost half his fortune to her family has been stripped of her windfall by a judge.’

Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2018

Source: www.standard.co.uk

Fundamental Dishonesty or Fundamental Miscommunication? – Zenith PI

Posted April 27th, 2018 in carers, compensation, news, personal injuries by tracey

‘In Wright v Satellite Information Services Limited [2018] EWHC 812 (QB) the Defendant appealed against the decision of the trial judge, HHJ Pearce, who refused to make a finding of fundamental dishonesty within the meaning of section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

Zenith PI, 27th April 2018

Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com

Criminal record check did not spot hammer attack carer threat – BBC News

Posted December 6th, 2017 in attempted murder, attempts, carers, criminal records, murder, news, violent offenders by sally

‘The son of a 90-year-old woman who was stabbed in the neck by a carer with a previous assault conviction is calling for a change to criminal record checks.’

BBC News, 5th December 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Zambrano carer over provision – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 17th, 2017 in benefits, carers, children, EC law, housing, human rights, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘The Supreme Court has this week rejected a claim that the denial of mainstream welfare and housing provision to a Zambrano carer and her child was unlawful.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Dozens of leading charities face insolvency after Government demands back pay for night-time carers – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2017 in carers, charities, disabled persons, insolvency, learning difficulties, news, remuneration, social services by tracey

‘Dozens of leading charities could face insolvency within weeks after the Government ruled they must pay millions of pounds in back payments to overnight carers.’

The Independent, 19th July 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Vulnerable consumers praise lawyers but ask for more help – Legal Futures

Posted July 19th, 2017 in carers, legal services, Legal Services Board, mental health, news, solicitors by sally

‘Lawyers acting for mentally ill clients and dementia sufferers have been praised in surveys commissioned by the Legal Services Board (LSB) on the needs of vulnerable consumers, but some did find it hard to deal with solicitors.’

Legal Futures, 18th July 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

LSB launches research into vulnerable consumers’ experience of legal services – Legal Services Board

Posted July 17th, 2017 in carers, legal services, Legal Services Board, mental health, news, press releases by tracey

‘The Legal Services Board has today launched research into the experiences of consumers in vulnerable circumstances when they use legal service.’

Legal Services Board, 14th July 2017

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

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