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DHSC response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding the LPS delay and its implications
[The Joint Committee on Human Rights wrote on 28 May 2023 to the Minister of State for Social Care to… Read more
Visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices – consultation on proposed new legislation in England
The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting (with a closing date of 16 August 2023), seeking “views on… Read more
MCA update from the DHSC / MOJ – a Code update is on the cards.
In the most recent DOLS Newsletter published on 20 June 2023, the DoLS and Mental Capacity team at the DHSC… Read more
What should happen where it appears impossible to engage the person? A high-stakes question for the Court of Protection
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Anor v RL & Ors [2023] EWCOP 22 (a decision handed down in… Read more
Interpersonal influence and decision-making capacity – in conversation with Kevin Ariyo
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Dr Kevin Ariyo about the research that he led (as part of… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards: Welsh Government summary of consultation responses
A Welsh Government consultation was held between 17 March 2022 and 14 July 2022 on four sets of draft Regulations… 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
Calling adult social care lawyers (and others with strong views): LPS survey and webinar –
Ahead of a webinar being hosted by Local Government Lawyer on 13 June at midday in association with LexisNexis with… Read more
50 “in conversations with” from the shed – and always in the market for ideas as to who else to talk to!
I have realised that the most recent of my ‘in conversations’ with (with Abiy Babatunde) was the 50th. A fascinating… Read more