March 2024 contains three ten year anniversaries. One is national – indeed international – significance; one is of national significance,… Read more
Category: Miscellaneous
Guest post – the risks of ReSPECT
[I am very pleased to be able to host here a guest post by Richard Charlton and Bharati Gidoomal, two… Read more
Independent review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children – the report and recommendations
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today, 18 September 2023, published the report of the review it was commissioned in… Read more
“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA – an update
I posted a few weeks ago about new guidance on carrying out proportionate assessments under the Care Act 2014 published… Read more
“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA
Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued (8 August 2023) guidance on carrying out… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update August 2023
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of the new COP3… Read more
Capacity, financial decision-making and young people: new toolkit
A toolkit has been published today (9 June 2023) by the Ministry of Justice as part of a commitment to… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update 1 May 2023
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of guidance… Read more
Litigation capacity – presumptions, stages and the ‘diagnostic’ test fallacy: an unofficial correction to the White Book
For civil practitioners, the White Book is an (inordinately expensive) but often indispensable addition to their suite of materials. It… Read more
Voting and mental capacity – the facts, not the myths
As we head towards local elections in England, a reminder of this excellent post by Lucy Series (from a couple of… Read more