What now for deprivations of liberty?
What will the effect of the postponement of the Liberty Protections Safeguards be on local authorities? Local Government Lawyer asked 50 adult social care lawyers for their views on the potential consequences.
SPOTLIGHT |
SPOTLIGHT |
The NHS Litigation Authority has fired the starting gun on a tender for £300-400m-worth of legal advice over four years.
The NHSLA has divided the work into three lots (tenders can be submitted for one or more lots):
The authority will make the framework available for a wide range of other bodies, who are expected to make the greater users of Lot 3. They include the Department of Health, the Care Quality Commission, the Health Protection Agency, Monitor and Public Health England.
The time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 16:00 on 2 April.
The NHSLA currently has ten firms on its panel for clinical cases. They are:
The panel for non-clinical claims comprises: