Resources

Briefings and key papers

Community Care papers

A critique of the Supreme Court judgment of R (McDonald) v Kensington & Chelsea (2011)
Chapter 3 of Community Care and the Law (5th edition) by Luke Clements and Pauline Thompson (Legal Action Group 2011)
A 2008 critique of the political theory underpinning personalisation
A 2007 briefing paper for the Office for Disability concerning Community Care law Reform

Disabled children papers

A 2012 guide to Disabled Children’s Education rights
A 2012 guide to the Social Care, Housing and Health Rights of Disabled Children and their families, prepared for Cerebra by Jo Honigmann with Camilla Parker and Luke Clements
A 2010 Legal Handbook concerning Disabled Children – all 10 chapters (and the introduction can be downloaded

NHS Continuing Care papers

Carers Rights materials

A 2010 briefing paper on the new legislation
A 2010 briefing paper on the practical impact of personalisation on carers

Human Rights materials

2008 briefing paper on Article 19 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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