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Why people with community support needs sometimes need legal advice
- Author:
- BURTON Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 91, Spring 2009, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The author, who runs a specialist legal aid practice in North Wales, shares some of the cases she has been involved in. She suggests that within the current economic climate more and more people with learning disabilities and their families will need to turn to the law to protect their rights.
Who decides? Using the Mental Capacity Act to support people
- Author:
- JEPSON Marcus
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 8(1), February 2008, pp.22-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 became law in October 2007. This article provides an overview of the Act, including four scenarios to discuss its range and scope. The article is aimed at frontline care staff who might be unsure about how the Act applies to them.
Disability Discrimination Act: consultation document: guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended), the Government can publish statutory guidance which provides advice on matters to be taken into account by adjudicating bodies, such as courts and tribunals, when they are determining whether a person is a disabled person for the purposes of the Act. The existing guidance was written in 1996 and is now being revised and updated. The closing date for responses to this consultation document was 31 October 2005
Disability and the law
- Authors:
- COOPER Jeremy, VERNON Stuart
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 324p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the consequences of disability within a legal framework, clearly explaining rights, laws, and issues. Covers: the legal definition of disability; rights and entitlements to housing, employment, goods, services and social security; the implications of the Children Act 1989 for disabled children; and a comparative study of legislation in other countries.
The Children Act 1989: children and young people with learning disabilities; some opportunities and challenges
- Author:
- RUSSELL Philippa
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 74p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Places services for children and young people with learning difficulties in the context of the Children Act 1989 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Looks at policy issues and potential service developments.
Legal issues arising from the care, control and safety of children with learning disabilities who also present severe challenging behaviour: an initiative of the Learning Disabilities Committee of the Mental Health Foundation
- Author:
- LYON Christina
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 215p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research report providing detailed guidance on the impact of criminal, civil and public law provisions in England and Wales on the care and the monitoring of the residential care of children with learning difficulties who exhibit challenging behaviour. Looks in particular at the Children Act 1989 and what it will and will not allow in respect of control and restraint practice. Also presents extracts from the policies of selected SSDs on control and restraint.