Caring for our future
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee of the National Assembly for Wales has published a report on its ‘inquiry into the impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)…
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30 Years of the Children Act 1989
For a talk by Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court click here.
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Unacceptable delay:
Complaints procedures for disabled children and their families The Cerebra Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Research Project at Leeds University has published a report concerning serious (and systemic) failings in…
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Anniversary quotes
Two quotes: one published a year ago and the other 175 years ago. 14 million people, a fifth of the population, live in poverty. Four million of these are more…
Read morePlugging the leaks in the UK care home industry
For an interesting paper by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) click here.
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Unfortunately … there is no legal footing to justify us not funding
R (CP) v. NE Lincolnshire Council[1] is an important Court of Appeal decision. On one level the judgment demonstrates the complexity of the care / education arrangements for young…
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‘Waiting for her to die’
Perceptions of a terminally ill woman who was denied an integrated assessment and services . The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) has published a troubling report[1] concerning a systems…
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Under 5’s school transport
An excellent report[1] from the ombudsman concerning the legal obligations on a council to provide transport for a disabled child below statutory school age. The report provides a helpful statement…
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