Category: Court of Protection

UK – Revealed: How UK justice is dispensed out of hours down the phone line

Investigation by ‘The Independent’ shows judges making  life-or-death decisions away from the public gaze   The Court of Protection is facing fresh questions about transparency, as The Independent reveals that its judges are making life-or-death decisions over the phone, with incomplete evidence, in proceedings that are not always recorded. The out-of-hours rulings about care or …

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WALES/ENGLAND – No one should be jailed in secret, says top judge

Lord chief justice issues urgent guidance to judges following court of protection’s imprisonment of Wanda Maddocks Lord Judge said: ‘There are never any circumstances in which anyone may be committed to custody without these matters being publicly stated.’ Photograph: Tim Rooke/Rex Features No one should be jailed in secret, the lord chief justice has said …

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UK – Court of Protection openness call by justice secretary

Court of Protection hearings take place at the Royal Courts of Justice The justice secretary has asked a senior judge to consider whether the court dealing with the affairs of mentally incapable people in England and Wales can become more open. There have been concerns about the use of secret hearings at the Court of …

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UK – First person jailed by Court of Protection speaks out

Daughter breached order that ruled her father must stay in care   A woman, understood to be the first person imprisoned for contempt of court by the Court of Protection, has said the “judge would never have dared jail her” if the case had been made public, the Daily Mail has reported. Wanda Maddocks, 50, …

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WALES/ENGLAND – Gravely ill woman who ran away from home should not be reunited with family, court rules

Court of Protection rules 64-year-old’s decision must be respected, ‘terribly sad though that be’   The Court of Protection has ruled that a 64-year-old woman who disappeared for months after she ran away with a neighbour and subsequently suffered a massive stroke should not be reunited with her family despite their fervent wish to see …

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WALES/ENGLAND – Appeals soar after secret courts are opened to public

MARK NEARY:  His life became a nightmare as he fought a long battle with Hillingdon Council   PA Deprivation of liberty orders are contested following campaign by The Independent Suggested Topics Dementia Local Politics Campaigning Local Authorities The number of appeals against deprivation of liberty orders has surged in the aftermath of a controversial Court of …

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