The Joint Committee on Human Rights has written (by letter dated 26 May 2023) to the Minister of State for Social Care to express its … Read More ›
Month: May 2023
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Donna Phillips, Head of Safeguarding at Spectrum Community Health CIC, about the challenges that arise where prisoners … Read More ›
The philosopher Hegel famously considered that progress was made by a thesis being advanced, to which an antithesis could be put forward, with finally a … Read More ›
Whilst we wait to learn what the next steps may be in relation to mental health reform in England & Wales, the Parliamentary Office of … Read More ›
It is now well established that there is significant unmet legal need for accessible legal information about common legal problems. Learning disability, and low literacy … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Siddiq Diwan, Imam and Lead Muslim Chaplain at the Manchester University Hospital Foundation Trust (and Vice Director … Read More ›
The May 2023 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: LPS on the shelf; … Read More ›
In a hopefully helpful contribution for those working with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, I have recorded a presentation looking at elephant traps and … Read More ›
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of guidance relating to closed hearings, e-bills … Read More ›