Tag Archives | court judgments

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Council found to have racially discriminated against social worker lodges second appeal

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Book with title employment tribunal on a table.

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England committed ‘abuse of power’ in ‘punishing’ practitioner’s gender critical beliefs

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Book with title employment tribunal on a table.

Social work leaders, Workforce

Why social worker won harassment claims against council and regulator over gender critical beliefs

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Adults, Social work leaders

UPDATED: Guide to determining ordinary residence for aftercare under the Mental Health Act

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Supreme Court

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Legal analysis: the Supreme Court’s verdict on ordinary residence and mental health aftercare

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Royal Courts of Justice

Children, Social work leaders

Home Office placing asylum-seeking children in hotels unlawfully, rules High Court

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Adults, Social work leaders

Why council was found to have breached Care Act needs duty after panel cut indicative budget

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Senior practitioner loses bid to keep court judgment that he abused ex-partner from Social Work England

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Mental Capacity Act

Adults, Social work leaders

Some Court of Protection report orders ‘overly burdensome’, warn mental health leaders

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The Royal Courts of Justice

Adults, Social work leaders

Council adopted ‘restrictive and wrong interpretation’ of Care Act in cutting brothers’ care, finds court

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Children

TV investigation aims to highlight trauma faced by families from wrongful child protection action

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Adults, Coronavirus

Government failure to consider risks of asymptomatic Covid spread in care homes was unlawful, rules court

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Adults, Social work leaders

Man unlawfully deprived of liberty gets £355,000 council payout

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The Royal Courts of Justice

Children, Social work leaders

High Court dismisses claim that failure to ban unregulated placements for 16- and 17-year-olds was unlawful

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Young asylum seeker

Children, Social work leaders

Home Office social worker guidance unlawful, High Court rules

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The Royal Courts of Justice

Children, Social work leaders

Providers failing to register placements to deprive children of liberty

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