Legal

All our recent legal stories are below. But if you need more, Community Care Inform Children and Community Care Inform Adults provide digested versions of all the major statutes that govern the work of social workers and other professionals working to support children and young people, and adults, respectively. For more information email the Community Care Inform helpdesk

Adults, Legal, Children

Lords ruling promises extra support for homeless youths

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Adults, Legal

Housing benefit and supported housing: latest case law

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Adults, Children, Legal

Baby P’s stepfather may appeal

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Adults, Children, Legal

News round up: Baby P’s stepfather may appeal

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce, Children

Lord Bradley: Improve treatment of vulnerable offenders

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Mental Health, Children, Legal, Adults, Workforce

Genetic clues discovered in development of autism

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Mental Health, Children, Legal, Adults, Workforce

News round up: Genetic clues discovered in development of autism

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Children, Legal

Opinion split on need for magistrates and judges to be involved in serious case review process

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Equality Bill creates duty to tackle discrimination

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Legal, Adults

Legal: Who pays for accident victims’ long-term care?

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Practitioners demand more guidance and training in record-keeping

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Children, Legal

Nottingham baby case review reveals procedural failings

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Safeguarding adults: Landmark ruling on duty of care overturned

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Adults, Legal

Welfare rights: Independent Review Service and Social Fund appeals

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Mental Health, Children, Adults, Legal, Workforce

Councils’ eligibility rules for disabled children’s services quashed

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Legal, Children

Legal Update – care proceedings

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