The first report following a confidential inquiry by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has just been published, into the United … Read More ›
Category: Miscellaneous
The Care Act statutory guidance was amended without fanfare on 27 October. The changes were not as significant as those undertaken in the “refresh” earlier … Read More ›
The Mental Health Alliance, a coalition of over 75 organisations united by a common interest in a fair Mental Health Act, has launched an important … Read More ›
Introduction Two recent press stories have – whether deliberately or not – cast very unhelpful doubt upon the status of advance decisions to refuse life … Read More ›
The admirable learning disability and autism organisation Dimensions has recently launched a new campaign called #ImWithSam to raise awareness of, and tackle, autism and learning … Read More ›
Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of Mental Health Law – has … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
Disability Rights UK will be writing a shadow report for England and Wales – and for GB – to inform the Committee on the Rights … Read More ›
Today is my day for recruitment – this time for assisting finding Experts by Experience for CQC inspections in the Greater London and South Area. … Read More ›