An unpaid carer’s life: a cri de cœur
The guest post you are about to read from a good colleague builds on an earlier posting which also concerns an incredibly troubling account of the health system’s approach to…
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Podcast ~ Clustered Injustice
For a podcast of Luke Clements, housing law specialist Spike Mullings, Sue James & Esther Pilger (both of the Legal Action Group) discussing the new book 'Clustered injustice and the…
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The Health & Social Care Integration White Paper and Carers
John Bangs OBE and Luke Clements[1] . The Health and Care Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech is intended to provide the basis for closer health and social care integration…
Read moreCare Act charging
For an interesting analysis of the Norfolk judgment in the ‘Local Government Lawyer’ click here
Read moreCarers Survey
The Who Cares Campaign has a survey it would like young carers and young adult carers (and service providers that engage with younger carers) to complete – click here for…
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Carers and the Health and Care Bill
Reaction to the White Paper on NHS reform has been lukewarm with many key players pointing out that restructuring an endlessly restructured NHS will not in itself address its critical…
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NHS Ombudsman news and a Fast-track decision
The reports of the English Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman are now being published – click here to access the relevant page. This is good news. The Local Government and…
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NHS Continuing Health Care and Direct Payments in Wales
Disabled People in Wales of all ages who are eligible for NHS Continuing Health Care and who want to remain living in the community – have been left without a…
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NHS Ombudsman news and a Fast-track decision
The reports of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman are now being published – click here to access the relevant page. This is good news. The Local Government and Social…
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Housing adaptations and disabled young people
Foundations – the National Body for Home Improvement Agencies in England has published an excellent Guide to Adaptations for Children and Young People with Behaviours that Challenge. The 45-page guide…
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The impact of the pandemic on disabled people: so much more than COVID-19
Between 30 March and 1 April 2021 Cardiff University Law School hosted the International Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Conference which, for the first time in its history, was delivered as…
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Section 117 & Ordinary Residence ~ All change yet again
R (Worcestershire CC) v Department of Health and Social Care and Swindon Borough Council [2021] EWHC 682 (Admin). Put simply – put very simply – the High Court has decided…
Read moreCoronavirus Act 2020 ~ suspension
The Welsh Government has announced that it will - on the 22 March 2021 - suspend the social care provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020: provisions that no local authority…
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Charging, strategic litigation and the Norfolk judgment
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a copy of a letter sent by the Centre for Adult Social Care Advice, Information and Dispute Resolution (CASCAIDr) to all English…
Read more2021 Newsletter
For a copy of the 2021 Social Care law Newsletter - with updates for England and Wales click here.
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Welsh Government social care announcements
The Welsh Government has published a White Paper ‘Rebalancing care and support’ which makes proposals to introduce new legislation to improve social care arrangements and strengthen partnership working in…
Read moreHuman Rights Act Review – call for evidence
For details of the review click here and for how to submit evidence (by the 3 March 20201 deadline) click here.
Read moreCouncil to repay £1m care charges?
For a briefing by Winvisble concerning the Norfolk County Council judgment – click here.
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High Court Social Care Charging judgment
Proceedings taken on behalf of a 24 year old disabled person with Down Syndrome, challenging the way an English council (Norfolk) calculated the charges she had to pay for her…
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NHS Continuing Health Care judgment
This is an interesting and novel case concerning a dispute between an English local authority and an English Health Body - a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Although the equivalent body…
Read moreWomen & Equalities Report on the impact of Covid
For the critical report 'Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services' click here and the Press Release click here.
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NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) judgment
An interesting and novel case where a local authority brought a private law claim against a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to recover sums it had paid for the costs of…
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High Court Social Care Charging judgment
Proceedings taken on behalf of a 24 year old disabled person with Down Syndrome, challenging the way the council calculated the charges she had to pay for her social care…
Read moreThe 2020 Caroline Gooding Disability Law Lecture
A recording of the 2020 Memorial Lecture by Baroness Jane Campbell can be accessed by clicking here. Jane Campbell’s website can be accessed by clicking here and includes a powerful…
Read moreCarers Rights Day
Carers Wales has published its annual ‘Track the Act’ report which focusses on the impact of the COVID- 19 restrictions. A Senedd Research paper on the same topic has also…
Read moreDeprivation of liberty: Unlawful placements of children.
Can an English family court order the unlawful detention of a Welsh child? For a probing analysis by Dr Julie Doughty of the Court of Appeal judgment in Re T…
Read moreCarers and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 201
A lecture delivered on-line for Carers Trust Carmarthenshire Crossroads Sir Gâr on Carers Rights Day November 2020. The lecture is divided into six sections - each of which can be…
Read moreJustice Matters in the North: Talk
On Online Conversation on the 1 December at 6pm with Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE (former President of the UK Supreme Court) and Professor Philip Alston (former UN Special Rapporteur…
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It’s definitely not autism it’s …
The guest post you are about to read is written by Julia Carter, Tracy Moon and Tracey Harrison. It is a powerful example of an issue that we (the Cerebra…
Read moreCarers UK Report
'Caring behind closed doors: six months on'. A powerful report (covering the whole of the UK) – click here
Read moreTwo new briefings
Care home lessons to be learned in Wales from the first wave of Covid–19 EHCR Report & care homes – click here WG ‘Rapid-Review’ – click here
Read moreAmnesty International
For a damning report on the 18,562 care residents who died in England in the first 3 months of the COVID-19 outbreak – click here.
Read moreClustered Injustice and the level green
A new book – to be published October 2020. For details click here.
Read moreEmbracing Complexity survey
For details of a survey for people with any neurodevelopmental conditions, and their families, on the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown measures – click here.
Read moreUpdated Covid Direct Payment guidance for Councils & NHS
Welcome updated guidance stressing – among go other things – the need for flexibility – click here for access.
Read moreBaroness Jane Campbell lecture 30 October
Baroness Jane Campbell will deliver the annual Caroline Gooding Memorial Disability Law Lecture on 30 October 12.00 noon -13.30pm 'Disability Rights and the Pandemic: A Story of Survival?’ via Zoom…
Read morePersonal Health Budgets
Sam Strickland and Rhys Bowler are campaigning for the introduction of Personal Health Budgets for people who are eligible and in receipt of a Continuing Health Care provision. For more…
Read moreInclusive Public Space Survey ~ Leeds
Research concerning disabled people’s experience of Inclusive Public Space involves 10 cities across Europe, one of which is Leeds (deadline 5 September 2020). Click here for details of how to…
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Disabled children’s assessments
Two new on-line webinars / lectures, both concerning disabled children’s assessments: Assessing the support needs of disabled children and their families The first is a detailed explanation of the process…
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Revised NHS ‘Who Pays?’ Guidance
NHS England has published its updated guidance for establishing which NHS organisation has responsibility for commissioning an individual’s care and which has responsibility for paying for that care. The guidance…
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We only met two minutes ago but you already think you know everything about me.
The guest post you are about to read from a good colleague details an incredibly troubling account of the health system’s approach to the care of a very distressed and…
Read moreSenedd Inequality Report
For a welcome and powerful paper from the Welsh Parliament ‘Into sharp relief: inequality and the pandemic’ click here.
Read moreVacancy
Cerebra is looking for a part-time Information and Support Officer to be part of the Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project. For details click here.
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Public Accounts Committee Report
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published its report Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak The Committee's findings include the following comments concerning adult…
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Public Accounts Committee Report
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published its report Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak Although its focus on the NHS in England –…
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Unlawful ‘Autism Plus’ policies
More than a quarter of English children’s services councils are acting unlawfully by discriminating against children with autism. Research undertaken by the School of Law at the University of Leeds,…
Read moreAutism in children & council discrimination
The BBC publishes major research on the discriminatory policies of some councils. Click here for the article
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Charging for social care campaign
Mike Jones is a retired Finance Director from the private sector and is the Appointee for his sister, Julie (not her real name), who lives in shared accommodation with three…
Read moreJudicial review of social care charges
Permission given to challenge a council's charging policy – for details click here.
Read moreBarbara Pointon Obituary
An obituary for the great NHS CHC campaigner can be accessed by clicking here.
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