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The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

Brett Davies looks at the issues under consideration at the Supreme Court’s recent hearing on deprivations of liberty and its landmark 2014 judgment.

October 30, 2025

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

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News

North East councils issue call for competition on £96m barristers framework

October 31, 2025

Council removed care transport for disabled adult “without proper consideration”, Ombudsman finds

October 24, 2025

Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to be launched by Government next year

Oct 20, 2025

Government call for Supreme Court to overturn Cheshire West ruling on deprivations of liberty prompts furious response from charities

Oct 15, 2025

Ombudsman urges council to take action to tackle high numbers of people waiting for MCA assessments and DoLS applications

Oct 13, 2025

Local government reorganisation could hit vulnerable people with “triple whammy” of worse services, higher costs for care, and not enough staff, county councils claim

Oct 13, 2025

Section 117 aftercare policy of council and integrated care board “flawed”, finds Ombudsman

Oct 10, 2025

Health and Care Professions Council to procure £28.8m framework for advising on Fitness to Practice cases

Oct 07, 2025

Council reminded to ensure views of persons who are interested in care of individual are “considered and recorded” when completing care assessments

Oct 03, 2025

Ombudsman investigation uncovers more than 500 unread police welfare reports during investigation into London borough

Oct 02, 2025

Nuffield Trust warns of “highly inconsistent” NHS Continuing Healthcare system, with wide regional variation in eligibility, spending and practice

Oct 01, 2025

Woman ordered to repay £87k to council after lying about finances of her mother

Sep 23, 2025

Complaints should be at heart of reform of adult social care in England, says Ombudsman

Sep 22, 2025

Council wrongly decided man deprived himself of assets to avoid care costs, Ombudsman finds

Sep 19, 2025

Court of Protection overrules council over capacity of woman with learning difficulties to engage in sex or to marry

Sep 18, 2025

Council failed to “adequately” manage young man’s transition from children’s to adult social care, Ombudsman finds

Sep 15, 2025

Judges dismiss appeal against sentence of imprisonment for “repeated breaches” of court order

Sep 15, 2025

Council failed to properly consider capacity of household to make homelessness application, Ombudsman finds

Sep 12, 2025

Charities given permission to intervene when Supreme Court reconsiders approach in Cheshire West to deprivations of liberty

Sep 08, 2025

Charities seeking to intervene when Supreme Court reconsiders approach in Cheshire West to deprivations of liberty

Sep 04, 2025

Almost 70% of local authorities require improvements to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards arrangements, study finds

Aug 28, 2025

Government declines to make Complaint Handling Code of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman mandatory for councils

Aug 28, 2025

Council uses AI to help determine care offered to elderly residents

Aug 27, 2025

Council made errors in how it made decisions about care package for young person, Ombudsman finds

Aug 19, 2025

Risks to human rights identified as watchdog hands council first “inadequate” rating for adult care

Aug 18, 2025

Large language models used by councils in England to support social workers may be introducing “gender bias” into care decisions, report claims

Aug 12, 2025

London borough failed to properly assess man’s care and support needs in accordance with legislation

Aug 11, 2025

Council criticised for failures relating to handling of care and support needs

Aug 11, 2025

Judge rejects challenge to lawfulness of Care Act assessment

Aug 05, 2025

Judge criticises council that conceded care needs dispute

Jul 29, 2025

McMahon urges joint working on social care by new unitaries in local government reorganisation letter

Jul 25, 2025

Judge rejects judicial review challenge over day centre closures as out of time

Jul 23, 2025

Court of Protection judge hands down ruling on provision of position statements to observer of hearing

Jul 22, 2025

Campaigners plan legal challenge to proposed sale by council of care homes

Jul 22, 2025

Complaints to Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman about housing overtake adult services, but children's services and education complaints “still dominate”

Jul 16, 2025

Councils set to further tighten eligibility criteria for social care as part of focus on meeting statutory duties, Directors of Adult Social Services warn

Jul 16, 2025

Watchdog issues guidance for social care commissioners in Wales on meeting legal duties under public sector equality duty

Jul 15, 2025

Directors of adult social services and social workers call on government to bring forward Liberty Protection Safeguards “without further delay”

Jul 14, 2025

Ombudsman recommends changes councils can make on housing allocations to improve services for disabled people

Jul 14, 2025

Judge finds family had “no lawful authority” to move elderly man to care home in Wales from Spain

Jul 11, 2025

Ombudsman urges councils to address issues faced by disabled people when accessing homelessness support services

Jul 08, 2025

Council wrongly withdrew woman’s care package without considering how her needs would be met pending sale of land, Ombudsman finds

Jun 30, 2025

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Features

Independent Social Workers and judicial review

Independent Social Workers and judicial review

October 22, 2025

Benjamin Tankel reports on a cautionary tale for Independent Social Workers in judicial review proceedings.

Social services support for individuals with No Recourse to Public Funds

Social services support for individuals with No Recourse to Public Funds

October 22, 2025

When can social services lawfully withdraw support from people with no recourse to public funds and what safeguards must they follow? Drawing on recent legal advice to a local authority, Hannah Moses unpacks the complex duties facing social services, the crucial role of Human Rights Assessments for failed asylum seekers, and demonstrates that the Localism Act 2011 provides only limited scope for…

The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection

The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection

October 17, 2025

The first Court of Protection judgment to be published in the Welsh language is, hopefully, the first of many, write Daniel Taylor and Teagan Thomas-Walters.

Anticipating the reasonableness of responses – time-specific capacity in action

Anticipating the reasonableness of responses – time-specific capacity in action

October 17, 2025

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses another in a now near-continuous stream of cases grappling with complexities of applying the time-specific MCA 2005 in real life.

Revisiting Cheshire West

Revisiting Cheshire West

Oct 10, 2025

Transparency in the Court of Protection

Transparency in the Court of Protection

Oct 03, 2025

Human rights, health and care in the next Parliamentary session

Human rights, health and care in the next Parliamentary session

Aug 29, 2025

Tracking down the abducted ‘P’

Tracking down the abducted ‘P’

Aug 21, 2025

Navigating the Provider Selection Regime (Wales) Regulations 2025

Navigating the Provider Selection Regime (Wales) Regulations 2025

Aug 18, 2025

Habitual residence, moving jurisdictions and ‘lawful authority’

Jul 22, 2025

The Assisted Dying Bill: What health and social care professionals need to know

Jul 22, 2025

The employment status of carers funded through direct payments

Jul 22, 2025

Court of Protection case update: July 2025

Jul 18, 2025

The final say

Jun 19, 2025

Producing robust capacity assessments and the approaches to assessing capacity

Jun 18, 2025

Disability discrimination and proportionality in housing management

May 22, 2025

Cross-border deprivation of liberty

May 21, 2025

Dealing with unexplained deaths and inquests

May 21, 2025

Court of Protection case update: May 2025

May 21, 2025

Abbasi and Haastrup: to name or not to name

May 02, 2025

Managing the homes of vulnerable adults

Apr 30, 2025

Transfers from hospital to social care

Apr 25, 2025

Provision of same-sex intimate care

Apr 15, 2025

Court of Protection case update: April 2025

Apr 15, 2025

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Webinars

Deputyship Surgery: Court of Protection Updates & Practical Guidance

Dave Lockwood, of Finders Development Hub, hosts a webinar addressing common questions from Social Care practitioners, exploring recent CoP developments.

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Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System Panel Discussion

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CoP Masterclass #3: Managing Fluctuating Capacity, Restraint and Orders in High-Stakes Cases

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Jobs

Kirklees Principal Childcare

Weightmans Oct 25

Anglesey Nov 25 LSM (2)

Oxford head of Legal

Pathfinder OCt 25 LSL (2)

Leeds Oct 25 PLO C (2)

Leeds Principal Legal Officer

Essex July 25 IHA (2)

Cardiff adults

Weightmans Oct 25 CIS (2)

Cardiff Nov 25 TS (2)

West Northants Oct 25 SLC

Oxford head of Legal

Kirklees Childcare

Weightmans Casualty Paralegal

Lincolnshire

Pathfinder OCt 25 SLMR (2)

Weightmans Oct 25 SSRH (2)

Oxford head of Legal

Adult Social Care Debt Recovery Lawyer

£51,356 - £52,413 per annum

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