Summary
It will probably come as a surprise to the families of the thousands of elderly people placed in private residential homes by West Midlands local authorities that provisions of the Human Rights Act are unenforceable when it comes to standards of care.
In a case that could have far-reaching implications for councils, the top legal brains in the country have ruled that local authority clients cease to receive public care when they are placed in private homes even though their accommodation is being paid for from the public purse.See the full content of this document
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A Matter of Care ; the Birmingham Post
It is a complex matter that will now go to the House of Lords fo...
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