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Deprivation of liberty safeguards guide for care homes
Care homes sometimes find it difficult to identify when they are depriving a resident of their liberty. Here deprivation of liberty safeguards expert John Leighton sets out what they need to look out for.
07 November 2011
Safeguarding threshold 'risks leaving adults unprotected'
Adult protection legislation risks leaving people unprotected by setting too high a threshold for intervention, a safeguarding expert has warned. (Image: Fotex/Rex).
22 March 2012
Family courts plans 'risk miscarriages of justice'
Social workers and children's guardians have condemned "nonsensical" government plans for a six-month limit on care cases, warning the deadline could lead to miscarriages of justice.
09 February 2012
Are riot-related social housing evictions just empty threats?
Social housing providers talked tough after the summer street disturbances. Samantha Thorp asks whether they were empty threats
21 November 2011
Unlawful threshold rise sends message to councils on care cuts
The Isle of Wight Council's increase in eligibility thresholds for adult care this year was unlawful, it was ruled today, in a judgement today that "sends a very clear message" to other councils considering cuts.
11 November 2011
Questions raised over legality of Unison strike ballot
Doubts have been cast over the legality of Unison's vote in favour of a strike over public sector pensions.
04 November 2011
Legal Update: latest adult social care cases including learning disabilities and personalisation
Ed Mitchell looks at some important recent adult services cases that have not been widely publicised.
26 October 2011
Council in clear over allegations in job reference
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a council did not break the law by providing a social worker with a job reference that alluded to allegations made about his conduct after he left.
12 October 2011
Book review: Using the Law in Social Work (5th edition)
For new social work students, the fifth edition of Using the Law in Social Work gives a good basic introductory overview of the main legal issues. It is not designed or suitable for detailed legal reference, but has good suggestions for further reading, writes Linda Naylor
06 October 2011
Councils must beware legal limits of contracting out
The law has a habit of lagging behind innovative ways of providing services for disabled people, writes Ed Mitchell
22 September 2011
Legal Aid Bill 'could leave thousands of children at risk'
The Legal Aid Bill, if approved, would exclude at least 6,000 children from receiving legal support, according to The Children's Society.
06 September 2011
Supreme Court to rule on council care worker pay 'bias'
The Supreme Court will decide next month whether Sheffield Council discriminated against female care workers by excluding them from a bonus system available to staff in roles largely occupied by men.
05 September 2011
Half of councils failed to carry out 12-week consultations
More than half of councils failed to comply with the government's recommended 12-week period for consultation in setting their adult social care budgets for 2011-12.
31 August 2011
One in 10 council adult social care budgets may be illegal
One in 10 councils may have breached equality laws by failing to consult properly on cuts to adult care this year, an investigation by Community Care has revealed.
31 August 2011
Legal claims on council social care policies up by 45%
The number of legal challenges to council social care policies rose by 45% last year and more are being successful, an investigation by Community Care has revealed.
31 August 2011
'Uphill battle' for councils that want to evict rioters
Local authorities attempting to evict social housing tenants involved in the rioting in England will face an uphill battle, according to lawyers.
12 August 2011
Social services must house homeless mental health clients
Homeless torture and trauma victims should have better access to accommodation from social services after a court ruling today, say campaigners.
10 August 2011
Social workers 'unfairly' targeted by Family Justice Review
Social workers were unfairly singled out by the Family Justice Review in its bid to reduce the number of experts called by courts, a member of the review panel has admitted.
13 July 2011
Dilnot makes funding reform call as cuts ravage care system
Andrew Dilnot's call for a significant injection of cash to reform social care came in a week where the funding shortages ravaging the current system were laid bare.
08 July 2011
Supreme Court upholds councils' right to cut care packages
Councils' right to cut people’s care without an explicit reassessment of need was upheld in a Supreme Court judgement today.
06 July 2011
