The British Institute of Human Rights have recently published a useful guide on human rights for young people with ASD or a learning...

The British Institute of Human Rights has produced useful information on the Human Rights impact of the Mental Health Bill currently...

Declan Morrison was 26 years old when he died in a ‘completely inappropriate’ Section 136 suite at a mental health NHS Trust. He had ASD,...

The annual report of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel was published recently. The report analyses 330 rapid Safeguarding...

In a recent case the Court of Protection highlighted the failure of a Mental Health NHS Trust in relation to its duties under Section 117...

The Court of Protection has recently sent a man to prison for continued breach of a contact order designed to protect a woman who lacked...

A recent judgment in the high court highlights the long-term use of the Inherent Jurisdiction to protect an older woman from her partner...

This updated guidance published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in March 2025 provides useful information for patients and...

The Court of Protection has recently published a case where disagreements within a family meant the acting LPA (attorney) couldn't...

The Court of Protection has recently considered the issue of fluctuating mental capacity in relation to a woman with complex Post...

The Vice President of the Court of Protection has just released her decision in an appeal against a prior judgment about a man's mental...

The Parliamentary Committee reviewing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill held a series of interviews recently including...

The annual report of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel was published recently. The report analyses 330 rapid Safeguarding...

A common question we are asked during training in both in patient and community health settings is what to do when a person is refusing...

This study was undertaken to better understand the demographics of conditionally discharged patients. As this paper explains:   Little is...

The judiciary website has listed PFDs which have not received a response from the relevant organisation. The list covers the period 1st...