... of the adult to make decisions about their life, and thus autonomy, is preserved as much as it is possible and that even where the adult is deemed to lack capacity that their wishes and feelings are still taken into account. This article will consider the legal and human rights principles applicable...

... will need to know the answer when the new Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are implemented in April 2009. KEYWORDS: mental capacity; human rights; deprivation of liberty Contact details: John.Dow@Wales.gsi.gov.uk Background An important issue which arises in the care of people suffering from dementia...

...John Dow Private care homes will become directly subject to the Human Rights Act, under new provisions in the Health and Social Care Bill. What difference will this make in practice? © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Human Rights Dignity Care Standards John What does the Human...

... Discrimination Human Rights John Disability Discrimination Dow s legal column Law From Derision to Acceptance to Respect John Dow ABSTRACT A recent High Court case involving restrictions on eligibility criteria has highlighted the importance of public bodies general equality duty under section 49A...

...John Dow The Mental Health Act 2007 makes significant amendments to the Mental Health Act 2003, and also amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with the introduction of ‘deprivation of liberty safeguards’. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Mental Health Mental Capacity Human Rights...

...; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL HEALTH; BOURNEWOOD Contact details: John.Dow@Wales.GSI.gov.uk Background The proposals in the Mental Health Bill are to deal with the so called Bournewood gap : the lack of safeguards for the protection of the rights of people who lack capacity to consent or object to deprivation...

... and proposals for the establishment of the IMCA service. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Mental Capacity Advocacy Vulnerable Adults Human Rights Court of Protection John Independent Mental Capacity Dow s legal column Advocates ABSTRACT The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides...

... and information‐sharing. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Children Act 2004 Every Child Matters Information‐Sharing Human Rights Data Protection John Information-Sharing Dow s legal column Databases under the Children Act 2004 KEY WORDS: CHILDREN ACT 2004; EVERY CHILD MATTERS; INFORMATION...

... Group Publishing Limited 2004 Asylum Seekers Human Rights National Asylum Support Service Community Care Assessments National Assistance Act John Community Care for Asylum Dow s legal column Seekers ABSTRACT This article looks at recent developments in the law relating to local...

...; NURSING HOME CARE; FAIR ACCESS TO CARE SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; CARE ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL INCAPACITY Contact details: john.dow@talk21.com Introduction Government and local authority policy is to encourage people to be more independent and to support them to remain in their own homes as far...

... is considered. Disabled Children Special Educational Needs Human Rights Advocacy John Disabled Children s Dow s legal column Perspectives ABSTRACT This article describes the duties of statutory agencies to ascertain the views of disabled children and to involve them in decisions that affect them...

...John Dow This article considers the role played by complaints procedures within social services and the NHS and current government proposals for reform. It looks at the impact on complaints procedures of recent legal developments, in particular the implementation of the Human Rights Act and the use...

... of the European Court of Human Rights in Z v UK in 2001 and the implications of the Human Rights Act 1998. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Child Protection Negligence Duty of Care Human Rights Case Conferences John Dow s Should Wrongs Always legal column be Remedied? Liability of Public Authorities...

... Care Council Vulnerable Adults Human Rights John Dow s legal column (2) Care Standards Act (Part 3) ABSTRACT This is the third in a series of articles looking at the provisions of the Care StandardsAct. This article will look at the establishment of the General Social Care Council...