Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law at Leeds University.
Baroness 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 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…
Read moreCerebra is looking for a part-time Information and Support Officer to be part of the Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project. For details click here.
Read morePermission given to challenge a council's charging policy – for details click here.
Read moreAn obituary for the great NHS CHC campaigner can be accessed by clicking here.
Read moreFor a YouTube talk by Luke Clements for the Sustainable Care Seminar Series (15 June 2020) click here.
Read moreThe local government ombudsman and the NHS ombudsman have announced that the will be resuming their complaints work from the 29th June and the 1st July respectively.
Read moreA powerful report with some troubling statistics from by Sibs the charity supporting disabled people’s siblings – which can be accessed by clicking here.
Read moreSocial Work Action Network (SWAN) is hosting a webinar 'Fighting for Social Justice: What's Happening to Human Rights during Covid-19? – for access details click here.
Read more"Access Social Care' is looking for a Community Care Solicitor to join their team as their Legal Manager - for details click here. Application deadline extended to 18 May 2020.
Read moreThe UK Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee is seeking evidence about the different and disproportionate impacts that are resulting from Coronavirus emergency. For details – click here.
Read moreOn the 15 April the English Government published its COVID-19: Our Action Plan for Adult Social Care. To access this document click here.
Read moreFor a British Medical Journal Editorial on 'Covid-19: why we need a national health and socialcare service' click here.
Read moreThe Challenging Behaviour Foundation has published an excellent and extensive list of Legal Questions & Answers concerning disabled people’s rights during the Coronavirus emergency. Click here to access these.
Read moreTwo recent cases concerning altered visiting arrangements due to the Covid-19 outbreak and disabled people – see BP v Surrey County Council & RP and a (settled) case involving Hertfordshire…
Read moreAlthough the English Government indicated that major reductions to social care rights in would not be triggered until there was an imminent risk of councils failing to fulfil their duties…
Read moreThe Coronavirus Act 2020 enables the Government to radically downgrade Care Act 2014 rights for disabled people and carers - the people who are most at risk in this emergency. …
Read moreThe third edition is now available from the Legal Action Group – for details (including ordering it) click here.
Read moreFor a talk by Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court click here.
Read moreFor an interesting paper by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) click here.
Read moreFor details of an Action for Carers Surrey Conference on Carers Rights click here.
Read moreFor details of the annual Leeds Law School Cerebra 'Legal Entitlements and Problem Solving' Cenference click here.
Read moreThe Transparency Project has an excellent explanation of the impact of the Supreme Court decision in – Re D [2019] UKSC 42 written by Dr Julie Doughty. Click here for…
Read moreAn excellent paper written by Francesca Pozzoli ‘Health Budgets: A critical analysis of the NHS vision’ in the current edition of Research, Policy and Planning (2019) 33(2),69-84 includes the memorable…
Read moreFor a copy of the 2019 Social Care law Newsletter - with updates for England and Wales click here.
Read moreThe Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has developed an on-line resource detailing the ombudsman’s contact with each English council – including (if you click on ‘annual statistics’) a copy…
Read moreFor an interesting paper in the BMJ by David Oliver click here
Read moreA new (7th) edition of Community Care and the Law has been published by the Legal Action Group for details click here.
Read moreCerebra, the charity that supports the LEaP programme at the School of Law, Leeds is seeking a Co-ordinator for this programme: a 12-month maternity contract but with the possibility of…
Read moreMencap is looking for two home based legal case workers. For the full-time post click here and for the part-time post click here.
Read moreThe most recent NHS Continuing Healthcare figures (to end of March 2019) show a slight increase in the total number of people being funded. However there is a continuing fall…
Read moreFor a paper by Luke Clements, Emily Holzhausen and John Bangs outlining how the existing law concerning carers’ rights relates to the Government’s ‘Universal Personalised Care’ proposals click here.
Read moreTo access a Petition to stop the detention of people with autism & learning disabilities in ATU’s click here.
Read moreFor an earlier ‘post’ concerned families being wrongly accused of fabricating or exaggerating their disabled child’s needs – see ‘Can you cope’. A follow up, and equally disturbing, report has…
Read moreThe School of Law has a part-time Research Assistant vacancy in Law & Social Justice – for details click here.
Read moreBASW wishes to commission a report on ‘Social Work Practice in the context of Human Rights’ – if of interest click here for details.
Read moreThe annual Pulse report: 59% of providers handing back contracts to councils: 80% citing low wages as the biggest barrier to recruitment / retention; 32% making a loss – click…
Read more700 days since the promise to publish a Care Green Paper. For an excellent Age UK briefing click here
Read moreOnce more the Department of Health has failed to uprate the personal allowances for charging purposes (click here for the announcement). It means that disabled people receiving services are liable…
Read moreFor an independent report by Gillian Loomes for Inclusion London on the views expressed by Disabled People, DPOs and professionals about the proposed changes – click here.
Read moreMany Social Security Tribunal hearings are not recorded (none in London) and the Ministry of Justice can’t explain why. Click here to read the story.
Read moreFor a link to the Caroline Gooding Memorial Lecture 2018 given by Prof. Theresia Degener at the School of Law, Leeds on ‘Inclusive Equality’ click here.
Read moreGill Loomes has posted on her website ‘VoiceSpaces’ a fascinating piece reflecting on what the ‘Radical’ or disruptive ‘Voice’ may be for people who lack or lose capacity. It emerges…
Read moreDetails of the proposed reform of social care in England have been delayed until the New Year,. For an update note on this from DRUK click here.
Read moreAn important report published by ‘Contact’ on the additional costs of borne by families with disabled children – click here
Read moreThe ‘UK Independent Mechanism Report update report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ (produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commissions representing the UK’s four…
Read moreA draft of the Autumn 2018 Newsletter can be accessed by clicking here.
Read moreIf you get the chance - have a look at the wonderful Rightfullives online Exhibition by clicking here
Read moreFor details of a new Law & Social Care lecturer post at the School of Law, Leeds University - click here.
Read moreAn Inquiry by the Women and Equalities Committee is trying to answer this question. The Disability Law Service believes there are problems. If you have a disability or care for…
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