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Accessing social care and health services in Wales
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 61
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
- Edition:
- Version 2
This toolkit provides information and advice on access and entitlements to health and social care services for people with learning disabilities in Wales. The guide aims to help people are acting as learning disability advocates, including parents, carers, volunteers or professionals by providing them with clear information. The toolkit is divided into three parts: the duties and obligations of local authorities to assess and provide social care and support services; the duties of local health boards to provide health care services, including community-based services and assessing mental capacity; and information about challenging decisions about health and care services. The guide includes links to resources and an additional resources section which provides details of organisations providing information relating to social and health care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting parents with a learning disability through the child protection system
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 58
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The purpose of this tool kit is to assist people who are acting as learning disability advocates (be that parent, carer, volunteer or professional) by setting out the key responsibilities that adult social care departments and children’s services departments have, and explaining how parents with a learning disability should be supported through the child protection process. It focuses on the law and procedure applicable in Wales, and includes information about the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, which came into force on 6th April 2016. The tool kit is divided into the following Sections: key concepts; what duties do local authorities have where a parent has a learning disability; the child protection process – pre-proceedings; the child protection process – going to Court; guidance from case law; private law proceedings; and additional resources. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing law: supporting tenants with a disability
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This toolkit aims to simplify and explain two important features of the rental property legal framework: a landlord’s right to evict a tenant; and the respective rights and responsibilities of a landlord and tenant regarding repairs and improvements to rented property. As well as providing general information about the law relating to rental property, the tool kit aims to assist people acting as learning disability advocates (be that parent, carer, volunteer or professional), and so particular consideration is given to the law relating to tenants who have a disability. The toolkit is divided into four parts: Part 1 – the main types of tenancy – explains the legal requirements and key characteristics of the five types of tenancy agreement featured in the toolkit; Part 2 – possession proceedings – explains the main procedural requirements relating to possession claims, and the defences that may be used by a tenant when faced with the threat of eviction; Part 3 – repairs and improvements – explains the respective rights and obligations of landlords and tenants to repair and make improvements to a rented property, and includes some guidance on grants and compensation that may be available to a tenant to cover the cost of any works needed; Part 4 – additional resources – contains a list of ‘additional resources’, including links to various organisations that publish online guidance on a range of topics linked to the matters covered in the toolkit. (Edited publisher abstract)