The 4th World Congress on Adult Guardianship has just been held in Erkner, Germany, and I attended the first (international) part. The congress was attended by many professional guardians from around the world (most, very crudely, discharging functions akin to those of deputies under the MCA 2005), academics, lawyers and judges. The single biggest national […]
Monthly archives for September, 2016
LGA MCA/DOLS resources
The Local Government Association MCA/DOLS resources page has been updated recently to include a number of very useful guides, including: “Your Rights” Sheet: a summary of statement of rights for those deprived of liberty; A Best Practice Guide to Form 3; A Guide to Recognising and Reducing Restrictions. A list of Independent BIAs (as of April […]
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research posi...
As part of a team (Dr Gareth Owen (psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience), Dr Tania Gergel (mental health ethics), Dr Larry Rifkin (psychiatry, South London & Maudsley), and me (law) aiming to develop a tailored model of self-binding advance directives in Bipolar Affective Disorder within a real-life clinical service and to develop guidance for […]
Mandatory report of abuse consultatio...
With thanks to Alison Brammer for pointing this out, the consultation currently open on the possible introduction of mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect or a duty to act in relation to child abuse or neglect also seeks views in relation to the extension of such duties to vulnerable adults. The consultation is available here, […]
Shining a Light Behind Closed Doors
Eleanore Fritze, a deeply impressive lawyer from Victoria in Australia, has written a fascinating, and compelling, report entitled “Shining a Light Behind Closed Doors,” exploring how lawyers can best protect the human rights and dignity of people with disabilities who have been detained in closed environments for compulsory treatment. The report, written during the course […]
Disability Rights UK – events t...
Disability Rights UK will be writing a shadow report for England and Wales – and for GB – to inform the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, before their examination of the UK in 2017. They are holding a series of events to enable disabled people – including people living with mental health issues […]
