The DHSC has published today (8 July 2022) a set of template forms are designed to be used at key points in the LPS process … Read More ›
In a departure from my previous outings, I have recorded a three way conversation with Usha Grieve and Sarah Malik of the charity Compassion in … Read More ›
It was confirmed in the House of Lords yesterday (4 July 2022) that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons will be appointed to consider … Read More ›
The draft Mental Health Bill published on 27 June 2022 is accompanied by explanatory notes and an Impact Assessment. However, it is amending legislation, it is not altogether … Read More ›
Following a commitment given in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, a draft Mental Health Bill has been brought forward today (27 June 2022). It … Read More ›
In this conversation, I talk to Ilora Finlay (Baroness Finlay of Llandaff), the first Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum, reflecting on the tasks … Read More ›
Dr Lucy Series has recently written a book, entitled Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution (Bristol University Press, 2022) about the long history … Read More ›
Reflecting on a talk I gave this morning arranged by the indefatigable Walter Lloyd-Smith, the Board Manager of the Norfolk Adults Safeguarding Board, it seems … Read More ›
In an email from the LPS policy team at DHSC this morning (21 June) they have said the follow: In recent weeks, a number … Read More ›
Following a previous training film about communication and participation for Court of Protection lawyers, a project team including researchers based at the Institute for Crime … Read More ›