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What does liberty mean, and what value do liberty safeguards hold, for people who draw on care services? Can a person who others describe as happy or content be deprived of their liberty? Can a person be said to be deprived of their liberty if their care arrangements are supposed to keep them safe and…
The government is consulting on reforming the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), creating a so-called ‘British Bill of Rights’, which is code for removing the bits of the HRA that prevent (some) governments and ministers from driving through policies or practices that judges have ruled violate people’s human rights. A DoLS colleague just drew the…
The Ministry of Justice are consulting on a Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme. This is about a simplified process for third parties (like families or carers) to access small amounts of money held by banks for a person who ‘lacks capacity’ to make financial decisions, for example the relatively small savings that might be…
When I had my second child, J, his delivery went pretty badly wrong. I ended up very unwell, staying in hospital longer than I’d hoped and it was a rough time. I was being kept in by doctors because of badly controlled pain, but in a bizarre catch 22 a new midwife came on shift…
I am a neglectful blogger, I know. A friend recently nudged me to say I should write more, and he’s undoubtedly right, but where to find the time amidst exercising continuous supervision and control over a proto-toddler intent on pulling the cat’s tail and eating the contents of the older one’s craft cupboard, whilst doing…
This guest post was written by Lucy Bonnerjea, writing in a personal capacity. Lucy Bonnerjea was a civil servant for 20 years which included being the MCA Policy lead. She now works on MCA implementation. You can contact Lucy at Lucy.Bonnerjea@gmail.com. The government has passed legislation compelling care homes to ensure almost all workers are…
As some of you know I have been on maternity leave since November, and still am. So this brief blog post is brought to you from a heap of books balanced on a kitchen worksurface whilst I attempt to rock a baby to sleep in a sling. The baby is not on board with this…
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