Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law at Leeds University.
A 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 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 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 moreFor a welcome and powerful paper from the Welsh Parliament ‘Into sharp relief: inequality and the pandemic’ click here.
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 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 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 moreThe Welsh Government has published ‘Guidance for unpaid carers: coronavirus (COVID-19) – which can be accessed by clicking here.
Read moreAn interesting article by Amy Clifton for the Welsh Parliament ‘In Brief’ concerning the challenges facing the adult social care sector in Wales as a result of the coronavirus pandemic…
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 moreA webinar with Joanne Clement and Jonathan Auburn of 11KBW Chambers can be accessed by clicking here - the access password is 8Y@m=+1k. The PowerPoint can be accessed by clicking…
Read moreA webinar with Jonathan Auburn and Joanne Clement of 11KBW Chambers can be accessed by clicking here - the access password is 11KBW2020. Thanks to Jonathan and Joanne for making…
Read moreInformation about vulnerable children and safeguarding during the coronavirus pandemic – click here.
Read moreFor a British Medical Journal Editorial on 'Covid-19: why we need a national health and socialcare service' click here.
Read moreFor a ‘Position Statement’ from the Disability Law Service condemning the Act’s curtailment of social care support rights click here.
Read moreThe 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)…
Read moreFor a talk by Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court 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 moreDr. Julie Doughty is the Deputy Director of Cardiff Law School’s Centre for Health and Social Care Research. Julie has developed the Children’s Social Care Law in Wales website and…
Read moreFor a copy of the 2019 Social Care law Newsletter - with updates for England and Wales click here.
Read moreFor an update by Julie Morgan AM on the Independent Care Assessment process – click here.
Read moreAs part of the Welsh Government's commitment to tackling unequal outcomes caused by socioeconomic disadvantage, the Deputy Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced that it plans to make ‘rapid progress over…
Read moreBASW Cymru has developed a new on-line resource ‘Social work law in Wales PPEG’ for members and the wider social work profession in Wales. To access this click here.
Read moreThe Welsh Government has issued for consultation a draft code of practice ‘Measuring social services performance’ – to access the consultation documents click here.
Read moreAt the end of 2018 the BBC reported on the decimation of legal aid – with Wales a prime example. TA Law of Swansea has now announced its withdrawal from…
Read moreA Welsh Government funded research report into ‘What Really Matters in Social Care to Individuals in Wales’ can be accessed by clicking here. It contains some interesting material and a…
Read moreMS Martin Searle Solicitors are interested to hear from anyone who has experience of an Independent User Trust to manage NHS Continuing NHS Healthcare payments in Wales. If you can…
Read moreTo access a Petition to stop the detention of people with autism & learning disabilities in ATU’s click here.
Read moreFor an interim report summarising the evidence the Welsh Government has received on the future of the WILG click here.
Read moreFor a report concerning the views of Citizens’ Jury on this question – click here.
Read moreDr Simon Hoffman has produced two additional briefings for the Bevan Foundation (for the first briefing on ‘incorporation’ click here). The new briefings concern: (1) Equality & Well-being; and (2)…
Read moreFor a report by the Welsh Governance Centre on the impact of austerity economics click here.
Read moreFor the first (of three) briefing papers on this issue by Dr Simon Hoffman, Associate Professor at Swansea University click here.
Read moreIf you are a carer in Wales please consider contributing to Carers Wales survey – click here for the Welsh language survey– and here for the English language survey.
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 moreAn interesting paper that uses a 2015 Guardian survey that found that social workers in Wales to be the ‘happiest’ (87% compared to 79% in the UK overall). Andy Pithouse,…
Read moreThe Welsh Government has published the draft code for consultation – for details click here
Read moreThe 2018 report published by Carers Wales on the impact on carers of the failing care system in Wales – click here
Read moreAn important report published by ‘Contact’ on the additional costs of borne by families with disabled children – click here
Read moreTo access the BBC story concerning the impact of the WILG Closure click here.
Read more“Unless these inequalities are addressed now, the disadvantage that too many people in Wales face could become entrenched for generations to come.” To access the Equality and Human Rights Report…
Read moreThe Welsh Government has launched its Consultation on its new ‘Framework and Action Plan’ for advancing the right of disabled people to ‘independent living’. The consultation document can be accessed…
Read moreNathan Lee Davies has produced an excellent Wales focused note about the ‘UK Independent Mechanism Report’ - only just off the publishing press. Click here for to access Nathan’s commentary.
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