Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law at Leeds University.
A recent report entitled ‘Institutionalising Parent Carer Blame’ has been published by the Cerebra Legal Entitlements and Problem-solving research team at the University of Leeds. It considers the policies and…
Read moreFor details of a Parent and Carer Alliance webinar on the ‘Institutionalising Parent-Carer Blame’ Report click here.
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Disabled children and their families are one of the most severely disadvantaged groups in the UK. A major research report published today (21 July 2021) finds that most English Children’s…
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In 2019 the ombudsman published a report[1] which criticised a council for its decision to (among other things) reduce a disabled person’s care and support plan without a proper assessment…
Read moreThe Welsh Government has published an independent report ‘Locked out: liberating disabled people’s lives and rights in Wales beyond COVID-19’ and also published a statement in response to this report. …
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Two new reports concerning carers in Wales have been published. The first is a Public Health Wales funded publication by researchers at Cardiff University entitled Voices of Carers during the…
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Some local authorities appear to think that they have no duty to provide support for a family as a result of a Parent Carer’s Needs Assessments (PCNA) – with statements…
Read moreFor an excellent paper by Dr Alison Tarrant in the IWA publication 'The Welsh Agenda' click here.
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Dr Alison Tarrant of the School of Law and Politics Cardiff University discusses a unique provision in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. . When the (then) National…
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The guest post you are about to read from a good colleague builds on an earlier posting which also concerns an incredibly troubling account of the health system’s approach to…
Read moreFor a podcast of Luke Clements, housing law specialist Spike Mullings, Sue James & Esther Pilger (both of the Legal Action Group) discussing the new book 'Clustered injustice and the…
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John Bangs OBE and Luke Clements[1] . The Health and Care Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech is intended to provide the basis for closer health and social care integration…
Read moreFor an interesting analysis of the Norfolk judgment in the ‘Local Government Lawyer’ click here
Read moreThe Who Cares Campaign has a survey it would like young carers and young adult carers (and service providers that engage with younger carers) to complete – click here for…
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Reaction to the White Paper on NHS reform has been lukewarm with many key players pointing out that restructuring an endlessly restructured NHS will not in itself address its critical…
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The reports of the English Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman are now being published – click here to access the relevant page. This is good news. The Local Government and…
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Disabled People in Wales of all ages who are eligible for NHS Continuing Health Care and who want to remain living in the community – have been left without a…
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The reports of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman are now being published – click here to access the relevant page. This is good news. The Local Government and Social…
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Foundations – the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies in England has published an excellent Guide to Adaptations for Children and Young People with Behaviours that Challenge. The 45-page guide…
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Between 30 March and 1 April 2021 Cardiff University Law School hosted the International Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Conference which, for the first time in its history, was delivered as…
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R (Worcestershire CC) v Department of Health and Social Care and Swindon Borough Council [2021] EWHC 682 (Admin). Put simply – put very simply – the High Court has decided…
Read moreThe Welsh Government has announced that it will - on the 22 March 2021 - suspend the social care provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020: provisions that no local authority…
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The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a copy of a letter sent by the Centre for Adult Social Care Advice, Information and Dispute Resolution (CASCAIDr) to all English…
Read moreFor a copy of the 2021 Social Care law Newsletter - with updates for England and Wales click here.
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The Welsh Government has published a White Paper ‘Rebalancing care and support’ which makes proposals to introduce new legislation to improve social care arrangements and strengthen partnership working in…
Read moreFor details of the review click here and for how to submit evidence (by the 3 March 20201 deadline) click here.
Read moreFor a briefing by Winvisble concerning the Norfolk County Council judgment – click here.
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Proceedings taken on behalf of a 24 year old disabled person with Down Syndrome, challenging the way an English council (Norfolk) calculated the charges she had to pay for her…
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This is an interesting and novel case concerning a dispute between an English local authority and an English Health Body - a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Although the equivalent body…
Read moreFor the critical report 'Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services' click here and the Press Release click here.
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An interesting and novel case where a local authority brought a private law claim against a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to recover sums it had paid for the costs of…
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Proceedings taken on behalf of a 24 year old disabled person with Down Syndrome, challenging the way the council calculated the charges she had to pay for her social care…
Read moreA recording of the 2020 Memorial Lecture by Baroness Jane Campbell can be accessed by clicking here. Jane Campbell’s website can be accessed by clicking here and includes a powerful…
Read moreCarers Wales has published its annual ‘Track the Act’ report which focusses on the impact of the COVID- 19 restrictions. A Senedd Research paper on the same topic has also…
Read moreCan an English family court order the unlawful detention of a Welsh child? For a probing analysis by Dr Julie Doughty of the Court of Appeal judgment in Re T…
Read moreA lecture delivered on-line for Carers Trust Carmarthenshire Crossroads Sir Gâr on Carers Rights Day November 2020. The lecture is divided into six sections - each of which can be…
Read moreOn Online Conversation on the 1 December at 6pm with Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE (former President of the UK Supreme Court) and Professor Philip Alston (former UN Special Rapporteur…
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The guest post you are about to read is written by Julia Carter, Tracy Moon and Tracey Harrison. It is a powerful example of an issue that we (the Cerebra…
Read more'Caring behind closed doors: six months on'. A powerful report (covering the whole of the UK) – click here
Read moreCare home lessons to be learned in Wales from the first wave of Covid–19 EHCR Report & care homes – click here WG ‘Rapid-Review’ – click here
Read moreFor a damning report on the 18,562 care residents who died in England in the first 3 months of the COVID-19 outbreak – click here.
Read moreA new book – to be published October 2020. For details click here.
Read moreFor details of a survey for people with any neurodevelopmental conditions, and their families, on the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown measures – click here.
Read moreWelcome updated guidance stressing – among go other things – the need for flexibility – click here for access.
Read moreBaroness Jane Campbell will deliver the annual Caroline Gooding Memorial Disability Law Lecture on 30 October 12.00 noon -13.30pm 'Disability Rights and the Pandemic: A Story of Survival?’ via Zoom…
Read moreSam Strickland and Rhys Bowler are campaigning for the introduction of Personal Health Budgets for people who are eligible and in receipt of a Continuing Health Care provision. For more…
Read moreResearch concerning disabled people’s experience of Inclusive Public Space involves 10 cities across Europe, one of which is Leeds (deadline 5 September 2020). Click here for details of how to…
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Two new on-line webinars / lectures, both concerning disabled children’s assessments: Assessing the support needs of disabled children and their families The first is a detailed explanation of the process…
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NHS England has published its updated guidance for establishing which NHS organisation has responsibility for commissioning an individual’s care and which has responsibility for paying for that care. The guidance…
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The guest post you are about to read from a good colleague details an incredibly troubling account of the health system’s approach to the care of a very distressed and…
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