#Disabled #deprived of their #liberty vastly greater than previously assumed @WowPetition @LawCentres @Blacktriangle1 The most senior family #judge in England and Wales has warned of the consequences of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the rights of disabled people. He outlined his thoughts to specialist #lawyers at a public hearing in the Court of Protection - which handles cases involving #sick and #vulnerable people. The ruling by the UK Supreme Court in the Cheshire West case was made in March and clarified the circumstances in which disabled people were legally deprived of liberty. Sir James said the ruling meant that the number of disabled people being deprived of their liberty was vastly greater than previously assumed. And he said there was likely to be a very significant increase in the number of deprivation of liberty cases Court of Protection judges would be asked to analyse and monitor. He said there were implications for the courts ability to cope and warned that an immense burden could be placed on local authorities with responsibility for the #welfare of disabled people.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:27:58 +0000
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